Flashspun fabric

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Flashspun fabric is a nonwoven fabric formed from fine fibrillation of a film by the rapid evaporation of solvent and subsequent bonding during extrusion.

A pressurised solution of, for example, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene in a solvent such as fluoroform is heated, pressurised and pumped through a hole into a chamber. When the solution is allowed to expand rapidly through the hole the solvent evaporates to leave a highly oriented non-woven network of filaments. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Operath, Larry (2007). The Illustrated Dictionary of Textile. Lotus Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-81-89093-62-4.
  2. ↑ "Non Woven Fabric Making Machine". Data Access Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  3. ↑ D.V. Rosato; Marlene G. Rosato (2000). Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics. Springer. p. 268. ISBN   978-0-7923-8496-0.
  4. ↑ "Non Woven Fabric Production Line" . Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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