Tellicherry Bark Microfiber: Characterization and Processing

ABSTRACT

Characterization, spinning, and fabric preparation of fibers obtained from Tellicherry bark (TB) has been presented. Fibers from the Tellicherry bark (Holarrhena antidysenterica) seed pods were collected and physico-chemical properties analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis, and X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy. The fibers were blended with cotton in two different ratios (80/20 and 65/35 Cotton/TB) to form yarn and then converted into knitted fabrics. Properties of the blended yarns and knitted fabrics thus possess good strength (11.9–13.6 kg/cm²), comfort (0.069–0.77 W/cm²), and other mechanical properties, suitable for garments. Results reveal that TB fibers can be successfully used for making garments after blending with cotton.

摘要

本文介绍了从Tellicherry树皮(TB)中获得的纤维的特性、纺丝和织物制备. 收集了Tellichery树皮(Holarrhena antidysenterica)种子荚中的纤维,并通过傅里叶变换红外光谱、扫描电子显微镜、热重分析和X射线衍射光谱对其理化性质进行了分析. 这些纤维以两种不同的比例(80/20和65/35棉/TB)与棉混纺,形成纱线,然后转换成针织物. 因此,混纺纱线和针织物的性能具有良好的强度(11.9-13.6千克/平方厘米)、舒适性(0.069-0.77瓦/平方厘米)和其他机械性能,适用于服装. 结果表明,TB纤维与棉混纺后,可以成功地用于制作服装.

KEYWORDS:

• Cellulosic fibers
• fabric comfort
• Holarrhena antidysenterica
• knitted fabric
• seed fiber
• Tellicherry bark fiber

关键词:

• 纤维素纤维
• 面料舒适
• 抗小肠溃疡
• 针织物
• 种子纤维
• 树皮纤维

Ethical approval

All authors approved the final draft of the paper. We confirm that all the research meets ethical guidelines and adheres to the legal requirements of the study country. The research does not involve any human or animal welfare-related ethical matters.

Acknowledgments

Authors wish to acknowledge their respective institute for providing the facilities to conduct the study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2089432