Effects of household fabric softeners on flammability of cotton and polyster fabrics

AATCC Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Chen Yu, Jessie H ^a   Guo, Jiangman ^a   Gatterson, Beverly K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flammability; Household Fabric Softeners

Indexed keywords

COTTON FABRIC; FABRIC MODIFICATION; FLAMMABILITY; HOUSEHOLD TEXTILE; LAUNDERING; POLYESTER FABRIC; SOFTENING AGENT;

EID: 65249128546     PISSN: 15328813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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