• Assessment of the delivery of citronella oil from microcapsules supported on wool fabrics 

      Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio; Lis Arias, Manuel José; García Carmona, Óscar; García Carmona, Carlos; Murilo Pereira, Moisés; Zanin, Gisella Maria; Faria Moraes, Flávio (2018-11-14)
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      Essential oils are complex, volatile liquid mixtures that can be extracted from various parts of plants. Their main characteristics are strong fragrance and biological properties. Studying the characteristics of oils along ...
    • Biofunctional wool using ß-cyclodextrins as vehiculizer of citronella oil 

      Bezerra, Fabricio Maesta; García Carmona, Óscar; García Carmona, Carlos; Souza Plath, Andre Mathias; Lis Arias, Manuel José (2018-11-29)
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      The use of biopolymers such as cyclodextrin in textiles for the development of biofunctional fabrics is an alternative for the development of eco-friendly textiles. Cyclodextrins can create covalent interactions with the ...
    • Effect of processing and wearing on viscoelastic modeling of polylactide/wool and polyester/wool woven fabrics subjected to bursting 

      Manich Bou, Albert M.; Miguel Lopes, Rui Alberto; Dos Santos Silva, Manuel Jose; Lucas Mendes, Jose; Martí Gelabert, Meritxell; Cayuela Marín, Diana (2014-11-01)
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      Polyester fibers (PET) are greatly used in textiles but depend on fossil fuel resources. Poly-(lactic acid) (PLA) is an aliphatic polyester that can be derived from 100% renewable resources. The load-extension plot of a ...
    • Effects of low temperature plasma on wool and wool/nylon blend dyed fabrics 

      Canal Barnils, Cristina; Molina, Ricardo; Navarro Sentanyes, Antonio; Bertran, Enric; Erra Serrabasa, Pilar (2008)
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      Knitted wool and wool/nylon blend dyed fabrics were treated with low temperature plasma (LTP) to achieve optimum shrink-resistance without impairing surface topography, colour or fastness to washing of the fabrics. As LTP ...