Novel usage of wool

BAHTİYARİ M. İ., Akca C., Duran K.

TEKSTIL VE KONFEKSIYON, sa.1, ss.4-7, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: TEKSTIL VE KONFEKSIYON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4-7
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: wool, carpet, upholstery, apparel, technical uses
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Throughout history, wool fiber has protected its popularity as a valuable apparel fiber. Today wool is not-used only in apparel, upholstery and carpets. Its usage in technical applications has been increased. Reason of this is the unique properties of wool. Wool fibers' some properties such as flame retardancy, antimicrobial properties, stain repellency, odour absorption, durability, elasticity and anti-static property has been increased its charm for technical applications day by day. Wool is one of the scarce fibers because of its unique properties. This is why it is thought that the use in technical aspects will gradually grow. In this article, the characteristic properties of wool fiber especially essential for technical uses were summarized and the novel applications were investigated.