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  2. Microfiber - Wikipedia

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    Microfiber fabric is lightweight, durable, and somewhat water repellent, so it makes a good substitute. Another advantage of microfiber fabric (compared to leather) is that it can be coated with various finishes and can be treated with antibacterial chemicals. Fabric can also be printed with various designs, embroidered with colored thread, and ...

  3. Beta cloth - Wikipedia

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    Beta cloth consists of fine woven silica fiber, similar to glass fiber. The resulting fabric does not burn, and melts only at temperatures exceeding 650 °C (1,200 °F). To reduce its tendency to crease or tear when manipulated, and to increase durability, the fibers are coated with Teflon.

  4. Technical textile - Wikipedia

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    A technical textile is a textile product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes, where function is the primary criterion. [1] Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles (reinforcement of embankments), agrotextiles (textiles for crop protection), and protective clothing (e.g., heat and radiation protection for fire fighter ...

  5. Conservation and restoration of textiles - Wikipedia

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    The supporting fabric can be removed by rolling it out from under the textile item as it is laid out on the glass, bit by bit. This can stress the fibres: this method cannot be used on any old textile that is likely to be damaged by the handling. Such fabrics are allowed to dry first, then lay them on the glass and wet them in place.

  6. Textile - Wikipedia

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    Glass fibres are woven and coated with Teflon to produce beta cloth, a virtually fireproof fabric which replaced nylon in the outer layer of United States space suits since 1968. [ 91 ] Metal fibre, metal foil, and metal wire have a variety of uses, including the production of cloth-of-gold and jewellery.

  7. Synthetic fiber - Wikipedia

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    reinforcement of composite materials (glass-reinforced plastic, glass fiber reinforced concrete) specialty papers in battery separators and filtration; Metallic fiber (1946) is used for: adding metallic properties to clothing for the purpose of fashion (usually made with composite plastic and metal foils) elimination and prevention of static ...

  8. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Lamé is a type of brocaded clothing fabric with inwoven metal threads, typically of gold or silver, giving it a metallic sheen. lawn Lawn is a fine linen or cotton cloth. linen Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linens are fabric household goods, such as pillowcases and towels, many of which were historically made from ...

  9. Anti-scratch coating - Wikipedia

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    Anti-scratch coating is a type of protective coating or film applied to an object's surface for mitigation against scratches. Scratches are small surface-level cuts left on a surface following interaction with a sharper object.