MODERN TEXTILE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS

By ANTHONY THOMAS

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENTS IN TEXTILE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS 1 2 POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION 9 3 SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF TEXTILES USING SEM 145 4 INVESTIGATION OF TEXTILES BY ANALYTICAL PYROLYSIS 175 5 LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE IN TEXTILE ANALYSIS 207 6 EVALUATION OF DP FINISHES BY CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS 237 7 ACCESSIBLE INTERNAL VOLUME DETERMINATION IN COTTON 265 8 PORE STRUCTURE IN FIBROUS NETWORKS AS RELATED TO ABSORPTION 291 9 MICROMEASUREMENT OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SINGLE FIBERS 311 10 OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF FABRIC HAND 329 11 COLORIMETRY FOR TEXTILE APPLICATIONS 355 12 ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL BARRIER PROPERTIES 393