EFFECT OF LAUNDERING ON THE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND DISTORTION OF KNITTED FABRICS

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-100

  Anand, S C ^a   Brown, K S M ^a   Higgins, L G ^a   Holmes, D A ^a   Hall, M E ^a   Conrad, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANOMALIES; CYCLES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DRYING; WASHING; WORK; YARN;

COTTON FABRIC; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DISTORTION; KNITTED FABRIC; LAUNDERING;

EID: 3142717330     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/aut-2002-020205     Document Type: Article

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