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Evaluation of Properties of Natural Bamboo Fiber for Application in Summer Textiles |
Long-Jiao Li, Yue-Ping Wang, Ge Wang, Hai-Tao Cheng, Xiao-Jun Han |
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Abstract Properties of natural bamboo fiber were studied, which was produced by Neosinocalamus affinis. By means of Optical Contact Angle Meter (OCA), Thermo-gravimetric Analyzer and Electronic Fiber Strength Tester, the natural bamboo fiber was evaluated for its mechanical properties, moisture absorption and thermal properties. Meanwhile, flax and jute fibers are selected to be control fibres. The results show that the bamboo fiber is high in tenacity, but low in elongation, similar to all bast fibers. By testing, it was found that the bamboo fiber is low in density with a small contact angle when water dropped, because the bamboo fiber is constituted by cellulose accompanied with lignin and hemicellulose. The bamboo fiber has advantages in terms of moisture absorption, drying rate and thermal property. Hence, we predict that the bamboo fiber is suitable for summer textiles, just like flax and jute fibers.
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Long-Jiao Li,Yue-Ping Wang,Ge Wang, et al. Evaluation of Properties of Natural Bamboo Fiber for Application in Summer Textiles[J]. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, 2010, 3(2): 94-99.
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