Master of Science thesis on fiber dispersion in water to the wet-lay nonwovens industry, and the tools required to develop apparatus and analysis methods capable of predicting whether a given fiber, fiber blend or white water chemistry will provide a uniform, defect-free wet-laid nonwoven fabric. Author: Amit Jayachandran.
Technical paper about a study of the surface energy and wettability, strength, fiber diameter, and microscopic structure of meltblown and electrospun nonwovens from polyamide and polyurethane. Authors: Peter T. Tsai and others.
Study analysing numerically the thermal conductivity performance for three candidate insulating fiber materials in terms of various denier, interstitial void fractions and media, and orientations to the applied temperature. Authors: H.L. Paul and K.R. Diller
Technical paper about a method to identify individual fibers in a nonwoven substrate through the application of Du Pont's Fiber Identification Stain Nr. 4. From INDA Nonwovens Journal. Author: M. Mlynar.
Annual progress report to the Texas Food and Fiber Commission for the period of September 2003 till August 2004 from Texas Tech University's nonwovens laboratory, focusing on the development of nonwoven products made of animal and cotton fibers.
Peer reviewed article about a new method for stripping turkey feather fibers from the quill, and a report on current research into developing latex bonded nonwovens containing feather fibers for erosion control applications. Authors: Brian R. George and others.