Effects of Various Home Laundering Practices on the Dimensional Stability, Wrinkling, and Other Properties of Plain Woven Cotton Fabrics: Part II: Effect of Rinse Cycle Softener and Drying Method and of Tumble Sheet Softener and Tumble Drying Time

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-420

  Higgins, L ^a   Anand, S C ^a   Holmes, D A ^a   Hall, M E ^a   Underly, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DETERGENTS; FABRICS; SHRINKAGE;

WRINKLING;

LAUNDERING;

COTTON FABRIC; DRYING; FABRIC PROPERTY; LAUNDERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MONITORING; SOFTENING AGENT;

EID: 0038417155     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307300507     Document Type: Article

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