While the basic processes of spinning and weaving were developed empirically, the problems and processes of the textile industry have in the last 25 years been the subject of intense scientific activity. The stimulus to this activity has arisen mainly from the impact of the newer polymeric fibers, which have introduced possibilities of improved properties and radically different methods of production and processing. In place of the very small number of fibers supplied by nature, we are now able to select from a great variety of materials, differing widely in both chemical and physical properties, to meet any particular demands. Moreover, these new materials are not limited to textile applications, but are in many cases available also in the form of films for packaging, or in bulk for engineering or other uses. Their study has thus become a branch of the science of polymeric materials, which is one of the most lively fields of scientific activity at the present time.
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December 1977
December 01 1977
Physics of textiles
The availability of a wide choice of polymeric fibers has stimulated great interest in their physical properties and in the principles involved in their manufacture into yarns and fabrics.
L. R. G. Treloar
L. R. G. Treloar
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK
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L. R. G. Treloar; Physics of textiles. Physics Today 1 December 1977; 30 (12): 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037824
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