Properties of PP/PET bicomponent melt blown microfiber nonwovens after heat-treatment

Polymer International

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Zhao, Ron ^a   Wadsworth, Larry C ^a   Sun, Christine ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicomponent fiber; Heat treatment; Melt blown; Nonwoven; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MICROFIBER NONWOVENS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

HEAT TREATMENT; NONWOVENS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMAL STABILITY;

BICOMPONENT FIBER; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FABRIC PROPERTY; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROFIBER FABRIC; NONWOVEN FABRIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 0037286337     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1070     Document Type: Article

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