Response of Cottons to Chemical Treatments

Abstract

Single fibers from six cottons were subjected to a resin finishing treatment during which the tension on each fiber was carefully controlled and systematically varied. It was observed that the changes in mechanical properties resulting from the treatment were highly dependent upon the tension exerted on each fiber during the treatment. Treatments at high tensions resulted in greater resilience increases and lower strength losses than corresponding treatments at low tensions. The six cottons responded differently to the variations in tension during the treat ment, and this differential response was related to fibrillar orientation as estimated by x-ray angle.