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  2. Nonwoven fabric - Wikipedia

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    Nonwoven fabric or non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. The term is used in the textile manufacturing industry to denote fabrics, such as felt , which are neither woven nor knitted . [ 1 ]

  3. Medical textiles - Wikipedia

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    Medical textiles include many fiber types, yarns, fabrics, non-woven materials, woven, braided, as well as knitted fabrics. [4] Physical and chemical alterations of fiber architectures, the use of functional finishes , and the production of stimuli-sensitive materials are major approaches for developing innovative medical textiles.

  4. Melt blowing - Wikipedia

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    Melt blowing is a manufacturing process used to create nonwoven fabrics and materials. It is particularly known for its ability to produce fine fibers, which can be used in various applications. It is particularly known for its ability to produce fine fibers, which can be used in various applications.

  5. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium ...

  6. Textile - Wikipedia

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    Barkcloth is made by pounding bark until it is soft and flat. [108] [109] Bark is an older known fabric; ancient people around the world wore bark cloth daily until woven fabrics replaced it. In Indonesia, the bark cloth is associated with the Torajan people, who made it from the fermentation of inner bark of certain local trees, mulberry and ...

  7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Net is a device made by fibers woven in a grid-like structure, as in fishing net, a soccer goal, a butterfly net, or the court divider in tennis. non-woven fabric Non-woven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing), and do not stretch.

  8. Gauze - Wikipedia

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    Non-woven gauze is made from fibers that are pressed together rather than woven, providing better absorbency and wicking than woven gauze. Non-woven gauze is usually made from synthetic fibers such as rayon or polyester, or a blend which may include cotton. Non-woven gauze is stronger, bulkier and softer than woven gauze, and produces less lint ...

  9. Hydroentanglement - Wikipedia

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    Hydroentanglement is a bonding process for wet or dry fibrous webs made by either carding, airlaying or wet-laying, the resulting bonded fabric being a nonwoven.It uses fine, high pressure jets of water which penetrate the web, hit the conveyor belt (or "wire" as in papermaking conveyor) and bounce back causing the fibres to entangle.