{"title":"From Waste Cotton to Functional Textiles: Nanocellulose Reinforcement and Effect of Plasma Treatment","authors":"Aslı Demir, Fatma Gündüz Balpetek, Elif Yiğit, Esen Özdoğan, Fatma Ayhan","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00808-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00808-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cellulose is a significant natural polymer with unique characteristics. Cellulose-derived products are increasingly favored in the textile industry owing to their diverse applications. This work attempted to use nanocellulose in the production of functional cotton fabrics. The recycling of cellulose textile yarn waste involves utilizing cotton waste as a feedstock to make nanocellulose products via the acidic hydrolysis technique. The obtained nanocellulose particles were subsequently applied to cotton fabrics pretreated with atmospheric plasma technology. The dimensions, particle dispersion, zeta potential, and SEM images of the nanocellulose particles were analyzed. The resulting nanoparticles were effectively synthesized, and SEM pictures verified their adherence to the surface of cotton fibers. The intensity of the nanocellulose FTIR band in the cotton samples augmented following atmospheric plasma treatment, signifying enhanced adsorption onto the cotton fabric. The XPS results validated the alterations in chemical composition on the surfaces of the samples treated with atmospheric plasma and nanocellulose coating. The treated fabrics demonstrated effective UV protection capabilities. The utilization of nanocellulose particles not only improved the crease recovery angle but also improved the strength of cotton fabrics, rendering them appropriate for technical applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"247 - 259"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shijin Sun, Mingchao Peng, Jingge Liu, Yanping Liu, Wenlong Zhou, Hongqin Dai, Lin Tan, Jinchao Yu, Gang Li
{"title":"A Novel Moisture-Wicking and Fast-Drying Functional Bicomponent Fabric","authors":"Shijin Sun, Mingchao Peng, Jingge Liu, Yanping Liu, Wenlong Zhou, Hongqin Dai, Lin Tan, Jinchao Yu, Gang Li","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00810-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00810-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To prevent discomfort caused by perspiration adhering to the skin during exercise, it is necessary to develop fabrics with moisture-wicking and fast-drying properties. Polytrimethylene terephthalate/polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PTT/PET) bicomponent filament is typically characterized by a shaped cross section, which is conducive to moisture transfer. However, there has been a paucity of research into the development of PTT/PET bicomponent filament into moisture-wicking and fast-drying knitted fabrics. In this study, we developed double-sided weft knitted fabrics with moisture-wicking and fast-drying functions based on PTT/PET bicomponent filament. We then designed and knitted four kinds of weft knitted fabrics, i.e., interlock, pique, honeycomb and ottoman, with the objective of characterizing the moisture-wicking and fast-drying performances of the fabrics in terms of four indexes. The moisture-wicking and fast-drying performance of the knitted fabrics was characterized in terms of four indicators: water absorption rate, wicking height, drip diffusion time and drying rate. The results demonstrated that the ottoman fabric exhibited a water absorption rate of up to 214%, a wicking height of up to 192 mm, a drip diffusion time of up to 0.7 s and a drying rate of up to 0.446 g/h, showing excellent moisture-wicking and fast-drying performance. The water contact angle of the front and back sides of the fabrics revealed a difference in the moisture-wicking properties of the front and back sides of pique, honeycomb and ottoman knitted fabrics. This bicomponent fabric has potential application for functional sportswear in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"447 - 462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Havva Nur Özdemir, Yasemin Seki, Ozan Yılmaz, Ramazan Dalmış
{"title":"Effect of Different Degumming Treatments on Morphological, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Hierochloe odorata Fibers","authors":"Havva Nur Özdemir, Yasemin Seki, Ozan Yılmaz, Ramazan Dalmış","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00802-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00802-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of different chemical combinations in degumming of <i>Hierochloe odorata</i> fibers. The degumming processes were established to ensure minimum strength loss of <i>Hierochloe odorata</i> fibers. Structural, morphological, chemical, and mechanical properties of the <i>Hierochloe odorata</i> fiber were examined according to the varied degumming procedures. It is very clear that the degumming procedure has a very significant influence on the fiber properties. A solution of sodium hydroxide (5%) and sodium chloride (1.72%) treatment increased the cellulose content of <i>Hierochloe odorata</i> fibers from 65.88 to 94.70%. All degumming processes lead to an increase in the tensile strength of the fibers, while the highest strength has been obtained for the degumming procedure contain 5% NaOH, 72% NaClO<sub>2</sub>, 85% Glycerol (H4) with a value of 150 MPa. As a result, all degumming contents in this study can be used to process <i>Hierochloe odorata</i> fiber, especially in terms of mechanical properties H4 process can be suggested.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"237 - 245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Subashini Balakrishnan, G. L. Dharmasri Wickramasinghe, U. G. Samudrika Wijayapala
{"title":"Impact of Sodium Sulfide Treatment on the Mechanical Performance of Banana Fiber","authors":"Subashini Balakrishnan, G. L. Dharmasri Wickramasinghe, U. G. Samudrika Wijayapala","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00792-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00792-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the effects of sodium sulfide (Na<sub>2</sub>S) treatment on the mechanical properties of banana fibers, specifically those of the genome Kathali banana type, belonging to the AAB genome, Mysore group banana variety. Banana fibers were treated with varying Na<sub>2</sub>S concentrations of 2, 4, 6%, and 10%. The analysis encompassed surface morphology changes, tensile strength, fiber linear density, fiber diameter, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy examination. Results showed that sodium sulfide treatment significantly reduced the fiber diameter from 168.8 to 54.08 µm, a 67.9% reduction, compared to mechanically extracted untreated fibers. However, single fiber strength decreased from 262.8 gf to 54.77 gf, a 79.5% reduction compared to mechanical extraction. Despite the decrease in single fiber strength, improvements in other mechanical properties, such as increased elongation at break and smoother surface morphology, were observed. The results indicate significant improvements in mechanical performance, highlighting the potential of sodium sulfide (Na<sub>2</sub>S)-treated banana fibers for various industrial applications, particularly where reduced diameter and enhanced flexibility are advantageous.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"223 - 236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facile Synthesis of a Novel, Low Fabric Damage and Cost-Effective Bleach Catalyst for Cotton Fabric: 1,4-Dimethylpiperazine Manganese Complex","authors":"Guanqin Hua, Jiahao Xu, Zhiguo Zhang, Yange Suo","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00815-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00815-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The application of hydrogen peroxide bleaching catalysts in cotton fabric bleaching can effectively reduce the temperature and time of the bleaching process, thereby reducing energy consumption. Conventional hydrogen peroxide bleaching catalysts such as manganese complex (Mn–Me<sub>3</sub>TACN) with the ligand of 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane introduced by Unilever can achieve satisfactory whiteness at low bleaching temperatures. However, Mn–Me<sub>3</sub>TACN can result in severe chemical damage to fibers and the ligand 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane is very expensive, which greatly inhibit the commercial application of the conventional bleaching catalysts. In this work, a novel and cost-effective manganese complex (Mn-DMPP) with the ligand of 1,4-dimethylpiperazine for cotton fabric bleaching is reported. The physicochemical properties of synthesized complex are characterized and the bleaching performance of Mn-DMPP is evaluated in terms of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> decomposition and the whiteness index, tensile strength retention, and capillary effect of the bleached fabric. After bleaching at 70 °C for 45 min, the whiteness of the fabric bleached with Mn-DMPP is 76.55, and the tensile strength retention is 87.77%. Under the same testing conditions, the whiteness of the fabric bleached with Mn–Me<sub>3</sub>TACN is 76.79, and the tensile strength retention is 82.3%. Compared with conventional catalyst Mn–Me<sub>3</sub>TACN, the cotton fabric bleached with the Mn-DMPP at low temperature shows higher tensile strength retention at similar whiteness levels. Therefore, Mn-DMPP is an effective catalyst for the low-temperature bleaching of cotton fabric with hydrogen peroxide. It has competitive advantages in reducing bleaching production costs and protecting fibers from severe chemical damage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"211 - 221"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiva Aghazadeh, Hooshang Nosraty, Azita Asayesh, Mohammad Rabiee
{"title":"Effect of Structural Parameters on the Auxetic Behavior of Weft-Knitted Fabrics Based on Foldable Structures","authors":"Shiva Aghazadeh, Hooshang Nosraty, Azita Asayesh, Mohammad Rabiee","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00773-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00773-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Auxetic materials refer to materials with a negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR). They expand when stretched and become slimmer when compressed. Due to the special features of auxetic materials, they are used in a wide range of industrial applications including medical, fashion and clothing, composite, sports, and protective applications. This study aims to design and develop auxetic weft-knitted fabrics based on a horizontal zigzag structure with different structural patterns and investigate the influence of various parameters on their auxetic behavior. Auxetic fabrics with three patterns and three loop lengths were knitted using polyester yarn with different counts. Subsequently, the auxetic behavior of each fabric sample was examined. The results denote that the negative Poisson’s ratio decreases with increasing strain. The effect of the fabric knit pattern with different angles on the auxetic behavior is different in the course and wale directions. Fabrics with higher loop lengths have a higher initial negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR), while fabrics with smaller loop lengths exhibit auxetic behavior in a wider strain range. Furthermore, optimizing the fabric structure and dimensional parameters such as yarn count and loop length can enhance auxetic behavior. This research provides a useful study for optimizing auxetic fabric properties by changing structural parameters and developing innovative applications for materials with special mechanical properties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"391 - 401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerated Weathering with Humidity Effects on Physical, Surface Interfacial and Tribology Behavior of Kenaf-Pineapple Laminated Biocomposite Under Different Loading Constraint","authors":"Santosh Kumar, Sumit Bhowmik","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00804-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00804-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of eco-friendly materials from nature has grown much consideration from scientists due to the reduction of environmental impacts and petroleum products. The naturally derived laminated fibers reinforced bio-epoxy biocomposites have emerged as a greater alternative to synthetic fiber composites for load-bearing structural applications. The current study aimed to investigate the physical, surface interfacial, wettability, thermal degradation, and tribological characteristics of kenaf-pineapple laminates bio-epoxy biocomposites under accelerated weathering and variable humidity conditions. The results scrutinized that insertion of kenaf laminates with pineapple fibers and bio-epoxy polymer enhanced the interfacial interaction and revealed lower porosity and higher thermo-mechanical properties with greater heat dissipation and thermal stability. The accelerated weathering adversely affected the surface properties of biocomposites like hardness, thickness swelling, roughness, and hydrophilicity. The tribology behavior of laminated biocomposites has been analyzed employing a pin-on-disc tribometer at varied loading (20 N, 40 N, and 60 N) with variable sliding distances (1000 m, 2000 m, and 3000 m) under the influence of different humidity (RH30%, RH50%, and RH70%) conditions. The results observed that volume loss, friction force, coefficient of friction, and specific wear rate of biocomposites increased under accelerated weathering and higher humidity. The morphology at the worn surfaces showed interfacial debonding, cavitation, and scattering due to weathering and higher humidity. Finally, the outcomes suggested that the developed biocomposites sustained greater load with higher specific interfacial strength and had greater potential to replace synthetic materials for indoor/outdoor load-bearing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"173 - 195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imparting Multi-Functional Properties to Polyester Fabric Using g-C₃N₄ or ZnO/g-C₃N₄","authors":"Fateme Garahi, Majid Montazer, Maryam Yousefzadeh, Madineh Rastgoo, Mahnaz Mahmoudirad","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00814-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00814-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multifunctional polyester fabric was developed using graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) and ZnO semiconductors and its self-cleaning properties were studied by varying the weight ratio of semiconductors and dye concentration. The fabrics were treated using two distinct methods pad-dry-cure and exhaustion. Fabric self-cleaning activity was assessed by monitoring the degradation of methylene blue stains under natural sunlight, quantified through changes in ΔRGB values. The coated samples were also evaluated for air permeability, wettability, flammability, bending length, and antibacterial properties. The study found that polyester fabrics treated with g-C₃N₄ via the pad-dry-cure method exhibited significantly higher self-cleaning activity (ΔRGB = 120.3) than those treated by the exhaustion method (ΔRGB = 68.8). Furthermore, fabrics coated with a ZnO/g-C₃N₄ hybrid demonstrated superior self-cleaning performance to those treated with either g-C₃N₄ or ZnO alone. Antibacterial results indicated the effectiveness of treated samples through the pad-dry-cure method for 100% antibacterial activity. However, samples treated with exhaustion showed higher air permeability, water absorption, and flexibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"157 - 171"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of Functional Non-woven Fabrics Made from Regenerated Cellulose Fiber-Supported ZIF-67 for Formaldehyde Removal","authors":"Fan Liu, Haozhe Tang, Junjie Yang, Xianhua Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yanchao Zhao, Mengyu Yuan, Jinsheng Qiao, Hongyang Sang, Yidan Chen, Ziqi Nie, Weili Shao","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00817-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00817-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To prepare a new formaldehyde adsorption material with excellent comprehensive performance, high practical value, and easy industrial production, a regenerated cellulose fiber (RCF) non-woven fabric-supported ZIF-67 (ZIF-67@RCF) was prepared by in situ growth of ZIF-67 on the surface of fibers. The microscopic morphology, mechanical properties, specific surface area, and formaldehyde adsorption properties were analyzed, and the results showed that the ZIF-67 can rapidly and extensively grow on the surface of RCF under normal temperature and pressure with uniform distribution. The fiber surface can be completely covered within 25 min with a loading capacity of nearly 2 wt%. The important thing is this method does not damage the mechanical properties of RCF non-woven fabric; on the contrary, it improves the mechanical properties to some extent. In an enclosed testing space, formaldehyde was able to be removed quickly in the presence of ZIF-67@RCF and the removal rate could reach 98% in 10 min. We believe that this material could be used to prepare new air purification filter for formaldehyde removal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"383 - 390"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Fang, Song Lin, Jiawang Hu, Jiarui Chen, Zhiyong He
{"title":"CPF-DETR: An End-to-End DETR Model for Detecting Complex Patterned Fabric Defects","authors":"Hao Fang, Song Lin, Jiawang Hu, Jiarui Chen, Zhiyong He","doi":"10.1007/s12221-024-00809-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12221-024-00809-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fabric defect detection is a prevalent issue in the textile industry. For fabrics with monotone coloration and simple patterns, the existing detection algorithms have been able to meet the detection requirements of industrial production. However, there is still a lack of effective detectors to detect fabrics defects with complex patterns and variable colors. This paper proposed an improved RT-DETR model called CPF-DETR, which improves the detection effect by a noise suppression module (NSM) and a novel encoder using dynamic snake convolution (DSC-Encoder). Firstly, RT-DETR as a complete end-to-end real-time detection model was used as our detection framework to avoid the effect of the lack of a priori knowledge of the anchor in industry detection. Secondly, we designed a noise suppression module to filter out noise from complex backgrounds. Furthermore, we introduced the dynamic snake convolution (DSC) into the encoder and designed a hybrid convolution module (HCM) which helps the encoder to enhancing its ability to acquire elongated structure detail information in complex pattern. Finally, we compared our CPF-DETR with many state-of-the-art models on a Complex Patterned Fabric Dataset (CPF) collected from the Aliyun Tianchi fabric defect dataset. The experimental results demonstrate that the accuracy of our detector is superior to existing models. Our detector achieved 69.1% AP outperforming the RT-DETR by 2.3% and yolv8m by 10.6%. The inference latency of 10.46ms is also able to meet the real-time detection requirements.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":557,"journal":{"name":"Fibers and Polymers","volume":"26 1","pages":"369 - 382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}