In recent days, natural fiber reinforced polymer composite is more popular due to its
extensive properties suitable for various potential applications. The attention towards natural …

Due to rising environmental concerns, the reinforcement of natural fiber with polymer matrix
to develop composite materials is gaining popularity in many sectors in the last few years …

Although luxury animal fibres, excluding silk, represent far less than 0.1% of global fibre
production of 100 million tons (10 x 10 10 kg), they play a very significant role in the luxury …

The objective of this study was to analyze the thickness and medullation characteristics of
the wool of a herd of Huacaya alpacas kept in Poland. Wool samples were collected from 36 …

Background It is now well understood that, as an uncomfortable sensation evoked by special
fabric, prickle derives from the mechanical stimulation of protruding hairiness from fabric …

The aim of this study was to analyse the thickness and medullation of Huacaya alpaca fibre
depending on the colour of the wool and the age of the animal. The analyses were …

Background The complex network connections, information transmission and organization
play key roles in brain cognition on sensory stimulation. Previous studies showed that …

In this minireview it is to analyze the physical attributes that determine the comfort of fabrics
made of South American Camelid fibers (Lama and Alpaca), discuss the effect on their …

With the trend toward practicing sustainability, the entire world is now conscious of textile
waste disposal and turning it around into reusable and functional materials with a priority on …

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of knitting type (plain, rib, purl),
knitting tightness (three different loop lengths), and plied-yarn (single-ply, two-ply and three …