Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter presents that cotton is a natural cellulose fiber obtained from the mature capsule of the plant. The incredible demand and attraction to cotton products that have lasted hundreds of years primarily stem from the touch and the feel of the fiber, a unique characteristic that remains uncontested by any other material. The cotton fiber structure consists of a network of variously sized pores or capillary spaces surrounded by numerous variously sized fibrils in the different layers of the fiber. That makes cotton fibers accessible to liquids and vapors. The capillary action of the fibrils pulls in the liquid where it is held in the pores between the fibrils. The chapter discusses the surface characteristics of cotton and the nature of cotton fiber friction. It highlights some of the key aspects of friction, common research findings, and some recent methods of testing fiber friction that have standardization potential. The chapter discusses some of the important aspects related to the surface and frictional characteristics of cotton fibers. There is a significant body of knowledge on the subject available in the literature. However, many unresolved issues remain that are yet to be addressed.
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