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Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

antistaining properties

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of a textile to resist the deposition of oil-or water-borne stains.

absorbency

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of one material to take up another material.

braid angle

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The acute angle measured from the axis of a fabric or rope to a braiding yarn.

absorbance

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of a substance to transform radiant energy into a different form, usually with a resulting rise in temperature. Mathematically, absorbance is the negative logarithm to the base 10 of ...

bonding with binder fibers

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Specially engineered low-melting point fibers are blended with other fibers in a web, so that a uniformly bonded structure can be generated at low temperature by fusion of the binder fiber with ...

biodegradable

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of a substance to be broken down by bacteria so that it can be returned to the environment without posing an environmental hazard.

abrasion resistance

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of a fiber or fabric to withstand surface wear and rubbing.

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