Durable Press Finishing of Cotton Fabrics by Polycarboxylic Acids After Graft Copolymerization with Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-10

  Xu, Weilin ^a   Shyr, Tien Wei ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; COTTON FABRIC; CREASE RECOVERY; GRAFTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE REGAIN; POLYCARBOXYLIC ACID;

EID: 0034109050     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750007000102     Document Type: Article

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