Morphology Gradients in Thermally Point-Bonded Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) Nonwovens

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 394-398

  Wang, Xueqin ^a   Michielsen, Stephen ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES;

BRIDGING FIBRES;

TEXTILES;

BIREFRINGENCE; DENSITY; FIBER PROPERTY; HEAT BONDING; MORPHOLOGY; NONWOVEN FABRIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

EID: 0036572727     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750207200504     Document Type: Article

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