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Three-Dimensional Structural Characterization of Nonwoven Fabrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2012

Lalith B. Suragani Venu ,
Eunkyoung Shim ,
Nagendra Anantharamaiah  and
Behnam Pourdeyhimi
Lalith B. Suragani Venu
Affiliation:
The Nonwovens Institute, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
Eunkyoung Shim*
Affiliation:
The Nonwovens Institute, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
Nagendra Anantharamaiah
Affiliation:
The Nonwovens Institute, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
Behnam Pourdeyhimi
Affiliation:
The Nonwovens Institute, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: eshim@ncsu.edu
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Abstract

Nonwoven materials are found in a gamut of critical applications. This is partly due to the fact that these structures can be produced at high speed and engineered to deliver unique functionality at low cost. The behavior of these materials is highly dependent on alignment of fibers within the structure. The ability to characterize and also to control the structure is important, but very challenging due to the complex nature of the structures. Thus, to date, focus has been placed mainly on two-dimensional analysis techniques for describing the behavior of nonwovens. This article demonstrates the utility of three-dimensional (3D) digital volumetric imaging technique for visualizing and characterizing a complex 3D class of nonwoven structures produced by hydroentanglement.

Keywords

fibrous structuresthree-dimensional (3D) visualizationnonwovenshydroentanglingfiber orientationsolid volume fraction
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Materials Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 1368 - 1379
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2012

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