Terry Towels Research Articles

Effect of block copolymer silicone softener on textile fabric hydrophilicity, softness, and durability

The present work addressed the effect of the structural intensification of amino-functional silicone softeners on selected functional properties of polyester, cotton/polyester, knotted cotton and terry towel fabrics. The amino-functional silicone softener formulations contain two comb-structured compounds (primary and secondary amino-silicone) and one block-structured compound (quaternary amino-silicone) softener. Amino-silicone surfactant was made using stable emulsions, and the treated fabric's performance were carefully examined and their wettability and softening capacities were compared. The resultant fabric was physically, morphologically and structurally analyzed using particle size analysis (PSA), FTIR, SEM, EDAX and expert panel hand-feel testing. It was observed that primary and secondary amino-silicone softeners had good softening ability but less hydrophilic effect on the cotton-polyester blend fabric. However, because of the different structural characteristics of the quaternary amino-silicone softener, variations in the wettability and softening ability of blend fabrics were noticed. Due to their superior softness, hydrophilicity, surface tension, and contact angle properties when compared to primary and secondary amino-silicone surfactants, quaternary amino-silicone surfactants are valued as versatile additives in a range of industries and applications. Finally, it has been observed that the prototype fabric softeners containing silicone derivatives may provide quality features that enhance fiber properties.

Determining Tactile Comfort of Cellulose-Based Woven Fabrics, Knitted Fabrics and Terry Towels Using a Novel Instrument

ABSTRACT In this study, tactile comfort of woven bed sheets, terry towels, and weft knitted fabrics made of cotton and blends was investigated. Tactile Sensation Analyzer (TSA) was used for determining surface characteristics and low-stress mechanical properties of fabrics. Micro and macro-surface variations were determined via a special sound analysis technique, and low-stress mechanical properties (deformation, elasticity, hysteresis, and plasticity) were measured in out-of-plane deformation state. Total hand (TH) scores of fabrics were determined by expert assessors via sensory tests. Findings of the study revealed that surface and low-stress mechanical properties measured using TSA were strongly and significantly correlated with sensory evaluation results in general. It was detected that tactile comfort of knitted fabrics and towels was strongly related to the magnitude of macro-surface variations; meanwhile, micro-surface variations were found out to be a more determinant parameter for bed sheets. It was observed that deformation and recovery characteristics of bed sheets and towels have a significant effect on TH scores as well. Hand of fabrics was also investigated by a conventional nozzle test equipment for comparison purposes, and it was detected that TSA results can represent fabric hand better than the raw data obtained from the nozzle test equipment.

TOF-UNet: High-precision method for terry towel defect detection

Towel defect detection mostly relies on manual labor, but there are problems such as a low efficiency and high missed detection rate. Therefore, automatic detection of towel defects is becoming increasingly popular. Although the UNet-based method has been successful, there are problems that must be solved for practical applications. To address the problems of the complex background caused by loops on the towel surface, relatively small defect size, and imbalanced defect–background ratio, a high-precision convolutional neural network is proposed, which is called tiny object-focused UNet. A coordinate attention mechanism is introduced in tiny object-focused UNet to enhance the feature-extraction capabilities, and spatial pyramid pooling is employed to fuse local and global information for more accurately extraction of towel defect features. Finally, the composite loss function obtained via the addition of the cross-entropy loss and the Dice loss function is used to reduce the impact of the imbalance in the proportion of defects on the detection accuracy. The proposed model is evaluated using a self-made dataset. The experimental results indicate that the segmentation performance of the network is better than that of other networks. Thus, the proposed method is useful for segmenting towel defects.

Structural Engineering for Obtaining Functional Terry Towels

The mainstream to be achieved in the development of this scientific research was the development of terry towels based on structural engineering concepts, to increase durability and reduce weight. For this purpose, two different studies were conducted. One of them to evaluate the influence of the height of the loop – where the same height of the loop was kept – and the second prep to assess the impact of weight – in this part the produced terry structures presented similar aerial mass. These studies presented allowed a sample range of 14 different terry structures – all of them produced with a 100% cotton yarn (Ne 16), thus eliminating the parameter of influence of the raw material – that have been characterized in terms of mechanical, permeability, absorption, and capillarity properties, and subsequently compared to a standard terry towel (3-pick terry, 18 ends/cm, 411 gsm). Analyzing the study of the influence of the height of the loop it was possible to conclude that some variations can be introduced in terms of aerial mass by the change of weaving parameters, which resulted in aerial mass losses of up to 10% in some of the cases. Regarding the study of the impact of weight, was possible to verify that with a similar aerial mass between structures, the capillary and moisture release properties were increased by 19% and 12%, respectively.

Process Optimization for Biosingeing of 100% Cotton Terry Towel Fabric Using Box–Behnken Design

In the present day, numerous researchers have paid more attention to the dyeing and finishing quality of environmentally friendly textile products in the world because the lack of outstanding products is an alarming problem. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to treat the fabric with cellulase enzymes to improve the dyeing and finishing quality. The effects of varying chemical concentrations, temperatures, and processing times were examined in the model and different process parameters were optimized in the preparation biosingeing process. The results of the Box–Behnken design were obtained as R2 = 0.7243, 0.9027, and 0.9966 for optimum absorbency, weight loss, and tensile strength, respectively. The treated fabric was analyzed using FTIR to know the unknown functional group and the chemical bonds on the fabric molecule. Testing of physical properties of the treated fabric was done and the result was comparable with other untreated fabrics. The treated fabric performance was studied at 40, 50, and 60 minutes and at temperatures of 30, 55, and 80°C. The experimental investigation has been carried out to determine the effect of biosingeing on different physical parameters, such as the tensile strength of treated cotton fabric (437 N), which was almost similar to that of the untreated fabric (443 N), with almost no significant differences. K/S value for the biosingeing fabric of treated fabric was 17.58, but the that of the untreated fabric was 15.6, which was significantly different. Thus, the enzymatically treated fabric is of good quality because the protruding fiber was removed in biosingeing process. This ecofriendly singeing preparatory process is an alternative process for terry towel fabrics.

ЕКСПЛУАТАЦІЙНІ ВЛАСТИВОСТІ ГОТЕЛЬНИХ МАХРОВИХ РУШНИКІВ

Assessment of the providing level of hotel facilities by quality terry towels based on a comprehensive study of the operational properties of terry textile fabrics. Methodology. Theoretical and experimental researches are based on the basic principles of textile materials science. During experimental studies, modern methods were used to determine the physical and mechanical properties of textile materials, as well as methods of mathematical planning and statistical processing of the experimental results. Results. The state and norms for the provision of hotel facilities in Ukraine with terry towels are given. The assortment of hotel terry towels has been analyzed. The main factors of the formation of a modern assortment of textile materials for hotel terry towels are considered. The focus is on the classic range of double nap terry fabrics for hotel towels. The analyses of the physical and mechanical properties of modern fabrics for hotel towels are present. Indicators characterizing the interaction of textile with liquid moisture have been experimentally determined. The paper presents the results of determining the wear resistance of fabrics after 1, 5 and 10 cycles "wash-ironing". Scientifi c novelty. The data of the physical and mechanical properties of the classic assortment of textile materials for hotel terry towels are systematized. It has been experimentally proven that the assortment of cotton terry textile materials, which is currently available on the Ukrainian market and is used for the manufacture of hotel terry towels, provides a high level of comfort and durability of towels. Practical value. The modern assortment of textile materials for hotel terry towels is analyzed, taking into account the peculiarities of the operational situation of consumption.

Performanse svojstva frotirnih tkanina za hotelske peškire

The state and standards of provision of hotels in Ukraine with terry towels are presented in this paper. The range of hotel terry towels is analyzed. The main factors that affected the modern assortment of textile materials for hotel terry towels are considered. The main focus is on the classic range of terry fabrics with double piles for hotel towels. The analysis of physical, mechanical and optical properties of terry fabrics for hotel towels is given. Indicators that characterize the interaction of fabric with drip-liquid moisture have been experimentally determined. The paper presents the results of the investigation of terry fabrics` performance after 1, 5 and 10 washing cycles. The terry fabric with 500 g per sq.m density and with a twisted loop 3.5 mm high provides the best performance and is recommended for use in hotel towel manufacturing.

Development of health care and hygiene curative finishing on textile material using Acalypha Indica

This present work deals with an eco-friendly natural antimicrobial finishing of cotton terry towel that has been prepared from the plant extracts of Acalypha Indica. Herbal extracts from A. indica (kuppai meni) have been applied to the cotton fabric by the method of direct application along with citric acid is act as a cross-linking agent using the pad-dry-cure method. The treated samples were antimicrobial activities were evaluated through qualitative methods (zone of inhibition in mm) and quantitative methods (bacterial reduction %), from the results the finished cotton bath towel shows better antibacterial activity against both bacterial strains Klebsiella pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus, wash durability of the samples also good because the samples along with the extracts treated with citric acid act as a cross-linking agent so these cross-linking agents to form a bridge between herbal media and fibre assembly. After 10 washes the extract-treated samples show good antimicrobial properties for the fabrics.

Mathematical modeling of physical properties of terry tissue products

In this paper, the main physical properties of terry towels are air permeability, absorption and drying of vapor, capillary properties of body and back yarns, and the construction of a mathematical model using statistical analysis based on experimental results. In the mathematical modeling of the physical properties of terry products, the method of determining the regression model based on the results of experiments from multivariate planning was used to analyze the effect of changes in Pili length and fiber composition on the physical properties.

Electrosprayed gum tragacanth/zinc oxide nanoparticles and their application as antibacterial agent on cotton terry towel

In this study, the antibacterial properties of 100% cotton terry towels, electrosprayed with gum tragacanth/ZnO nanoparticles are investigated. Various concentrations of gum tragacanth/ZnO in water and water–ethanol (70:30) are electrosprayed and evaluated by SEM. The results show that increasing the amount of ZnO (up to 200% w/w relative to gum tragacanth) lowers the mean size of the electrosprayed nanoparticles. FTIR spectroscopy proves a decrease in hydrogen bonding of tragacanth as a result of the interaction between gum tragacanth and ZnO. XRD analysis show a hexagonal wurtzite phase for ZnO nanoparticles in the tragacanth matrix. The antibacterial analyses show that the samples electrosprayed with gum tragacanth/ZnO nanoparticles are active against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Briefly, in the absence of any cross-linking agent, 70% of antibacterial activity is retained after the first wash.

Improving the Performance of Terry Fabrics for use in Pilgrimage Clothes

Terry fabric is a kind of soft pile fabrics. It is distinguished with uncut or cut loops which must have required usage properties such as higher water absorption, bacterial resistance, high wet strength, ability to dye well, good colorfastness, wash ability, soft hand, and hypoallergenic, low cost, and easy availability. Terry fabric is the most popular fabric for home textiles like bath towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, medical towels. One of the popular applications of terry fabrics is pilgrimage (IHRAM) terry cloths. It should have physiological comfort properties; like the breathability, quick absorption and evaporation of sweat, softness, air and water vapor permeability, antibacterial especially in hot weather of Mecca. Terry fabrics are produced by three yarn systems: pile warp, ground warp weft yarns. Pile structure mainly affect the functional properties of terry fabrics. The main factors should be considered in the designing of a terry fabric are the fabric materials, type of ground warp yarns, type of pile warp yarns, type of weft yarns, pile length, pile height and pile structure. This research concerns with improving the performance of terry towels used as pilgrimage (Ihram) cloths by measuring the weight (GSM), fabric thickness and air permeability of the fabric. Three parameters were used in executing the research samples to compare them with a common control sample in the market to achieve the research aims. The first factor is using bamboo fibers as pile warp yarns. The second parameter is using different heights of pile (5.5 mm-6.5mm-7.5 mm). The third parameter is using different types of materials as wefts (Cotton-Lyocel-Bamboo). The result of the research showed that decreasing the pile height improves air permeability. In addition, using bamboo yarns as pile warp and picking by using bamboo and Lyocel yarns improves the performance and physiological comfort characteristics of terry towels such as absorption, evaporation, thermal conductivity, anti-microbial and anti-bacterial abilities. Research Problem: High degrees of temperature in Mecca during the year leads to significant suffering to people during the pilgrimage season. This leads to sweating heavily which is considered an ideal environment for Bacterial growth and thus causes physiological in comfort for them.Antibacterial treatments should be done during final finishing processes for traditional cotton terry towels to provide these fabrics with antibacterial properties, but the efficiency of this treatments is temporary especially with continuous laundering. So, this requires terry towels which provide physiological comfort and durable antibacterial without chemical treatments by using antibacterial natural materials such as bamboo and Lyocel.Objectives: This research aims to producing terry towels used as pilgrimage (IHRAM) cloths which achieve physiological characteristics for people during pilgrimage as following: Improve the ability of water absorption and evaporation, Improve the ability of air permeability which improve thermal conductivity, Improve the anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties.Methodology: The research follows the practical methodology . Results: Decreasing pile height leads to improve air permeability of the fabric, Using bamboo fibers as pile warp improves air permeability of fabric comparing to the usage of cotton fibers, Using bamboo and Lyocel fibers as wefts improves air permeability of the fabric.

Theoretical Development of Mathematical Model to Predict Vertical Wicking Behavior of Flow through Terry Towels

Theoretical Development of Mathematical Model to Predict Vertical Wicking Behavior of Flow through Terry Towels

Effect of some construction elements of terry towel fabrics on absorption property

The aim of this has been to study some of the construction elements of terry towel fabrics on the efficiency and ability of absorption for these kinds of fabrics. The specification of warp yarns is constant according to (count – material – density), and we used some different variables for wefts, and it represented in: 1- Different wefts materials: where we used three different wefts which are (cotton- viscose- microfiber). 2- Different weaves: where we used three different weaves on wefts for each repeat for every weave and which are (3 wefts, 4 wefts, 6 wefts). 3- Different pile height: where it was change on pile loop height on fabric surface Which are (130-160-190). The effect of these variables has been studied on absorption property for terry towel fabrics and statistical analysis has been performed for the results of absorption and discussion.

Functional Properties of Terry Towels

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Innovative Techniques for Production of Terry Towel Fabrics with Aesthetical Values

Terry fabric is such an important type of fabric that it has taken a very essential place in the daily live. However, the current methods used for the production of terry fabrics are considered as conventional techniques, and the produced fabrics have a classical appearance. The improvement in living standards requires enhancement of the aesthetic characteristics of terry fabric as equal as its functional properties. This consequently demands looking for innovative techniques in designing of terry fabrics that achieve novel aesthetical values. This in turn enriches the surface appearance of this type of fabric, and, hence, it can compete other fabrics in local and international markets resulting in increase in exports of this sector. This research concerns with designing innovative techniques for production of terry towel that enrich the aesthetical value of the fabric. Two innovative techniques have been developed in this research. The first one is the designing of textured terry, and the other is the designing of stripped terry. The produced samples were evaluated by a questionnaire, and data were collected and analyzed to assess participants’ opinion on the innovative fabrics. The results of the questionnaire showed that the samples produced by the innovative techniques have accomplished novel vision of terry fabrics with aesthetical value which is different from the traditional towels.

An Investigation into the Antibacterial Properties of Bamboo/Cotton Blended Fabric and Potential Limitations of the Test Method AATCC 147

ABSTRACT In this paper, the antibacterial activity of various blend ratios of bamboo and cotton fibers was assessed qualitatively. It was found that incorporation of regenerated bamboo fiber did not drastically increase the antibacterial property of the resulting fabric. In fact, limited bacteriostatic property was observed in the case of the sample containing as high as up to 75% bamboo fiber. Thus, the study supports the reports stating that the regeneration process of bamboo results in significant loss of its antibacterial properties. Pile fabric (terry towel) was also considered and it was observed that the pile area showed inferior bacteriostatic property. This is attributed to the lack of contact between the pile portion of a fabric and the nutrient providing medium for bacterial growth. This is considered to be an important finding that could be beneficial for the relevant industry that is involved in developing antibacterial textiles.

Defects & Remedies in Terry Towel Processing

Defects & Remedies in Terry Towel Processing

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As a result of the literature review, it was observed that previous studies concentrated mainly on investigating the water absorption properties of towel fabrics, but limited studies analyzed air permeability properties of towel fabrics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the air permeability of bamboo / cotton and cotton towels produced with different pile heights and to analyze the effect and importance level of pile fiber type and pile height in these two types of towel fabrics. The paper presents an investigation of the air permeability ability of towel fabrics with respect to pile height and pile fiber type. Towel fabrics were produced under industrial conditions. 100% bamboo and 100% cotton yarns were used as pile yarns, while 100% cotton yarn was used as weft and ground warp yarn. The effect of pile fiber type and pile height on the air permeability properties of fabrics was compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The Design Expert 6.01 program was used for statistical analyses. It was found that air permeability of bamboo/cotton towel fabrics was higher than 100% cotton towel fabrics and the air permeability of both types of towels decreased as pile height increased. Key words: Bamboo, cotton, terry towel, air permeability, pile height.

To Reduce Chemical Consumption in Pretreatment Process of Terry Towel Processing

To Reduce Chemical Consumption in Pretreatment Process of Terry Towel Processing

Effect of Cryotherapy on Proprioception and Throwing Accuracy In the Dominant Shoulder among Female Recreational Players

Throwing is one of the most complex activities within all athletic activity. The integrity of the receptors responsible for movement and proprioception with neural pathways plays a important role in maximizing the shoulder mobility in throwing skill. After an acute shoulder injury in sport, an athlete may return to practice or competition following a cryotherapy treatment to the injured shoulder. To find the effect of Cryotherapy on proprioception and throwing efficiency of shoulder in recreational players. 10 female basketball players will be selected as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The procedures were explained and an informed consent statement was obtained from the participants. Crushed ice with terry towels were employed to all the players included to the study. Treatment duration was 15 minutes, immediately at the end of the treatment, the post-test documentation on throwing efficiency was documented. Throwing performance index was used to assess the Functional ability of the shoulder joint. Paired t-test was used to compare in mean values of pre-test and post-test. There was a statistically significant changes obtained in the throwing accuracy after 15 minutes of cryotherapy application.