Reversing the shift back to natural fibers
Once upon a time there were only natural fibers; in fact that is not very long ago! That said, synthetic fibers, such as polyester and nylon have been around since …
Mohamad Midani, Ph.D., is assistant professor, Engineering & Materials Science, at the German University in Cairo, Egypt, as well as adjunct assistant professor at the Wilson College of Textiles, NC State University. He can be reached at msmidani@ncsu.edu or +20 100.162.5127.
Ahmed Hassanin, Ph.D., is associate professor, Materials Science and Engineering, at the Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology, and associate professor, Textiles Engineering, Alexandria University.
Tamer Hamouda, Ph.D., is senior researcher, Textile Division, National Research Centre, Egypt.
Ms. Lobna A. Elseify, is a Ph.D. student, Engineering & Materials Science, at the German University in Cairo, Egypt.
Once upon a time there were only natural fibers; in fact that is not very long ago! That said, synthetic fibers, such as polyester and nylon have been around since …