Quantifying Wetting and Wicking Phenomena in Cotton Terry as Affected by Fabric Conditioner Treatment

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 423-428

  Van Der Meeren, Paul ^a   Cocquyt, Jan ^a   Flores, Silvia ^a   Demeyere, Hugo ^b   Declercq, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONTACT ANGLE; POROSITY; WETTING;

WICKING;

FABRICS;

ABSORPTION; CONDITIONING AGENT; COTTON FABRIC; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TERRY FABRIC; WETTING; WICKING;

EID: 0036572062     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750207200509     Document Type: Article

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