TT 2403 BONDED FABRICS ANNA UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 5

Definitions and classification of bonded fabrics; fibres and their characteristics for the

production of bonded fabrics, uses; production methods and consumption of nonwovens

UNIT II WEB FORMING 9

Production of staple-fibre web by dry and wet methods; web laying methods and its

influence on fabric properties; manufacture of web from filaments; uniformity and quality

control of web

UNIT III BONDING 13

Bonded fabric production by needling, stitching, water jet consolidation, thermal and

chemical methods; production of bonded fabrics by spun bonding and melt blown

process; effect of processing parameters on fabric properties

UNIT IV FINISHING 9

Dry finishing – shrinkage, wrenching and creping, calendaring, perforating, slitting and

splitting; wet finishing – washing, dyeing, printing; softening, flame proofing; coating;

laminating; flocking

UNIT V EVALUATION 9

Various end uses of bonded fabrics; evaluation of non-woven fabrics; structure- property

relationship in bonded fabrics

REFERENCES

1. Lunenschloss J., Albrecht W. and David Sharp., “Non-woven Bonded Fabrics”, Ellis

Horwood Ltd, New York, 1985, ISBN: 0-85312-636-4.

2. Gulrajani M.L., “Non wovens”, Textile Institute, Manchester, 1992.

3. Mrstina V. and Feigl F., “Needle punching Textile Technology”, Elsevier, New York,

1990.

4. Dharmadhikary R.K., Gilmore T.F., Davis H.A. and Batra S.K., “Thermal bonding of

nonwoven fabrics”, Textile Progress, Vol.26, No.2, Textile Institute Manchester,

1995, ISBN: 1870812786

5. Jirsak O. and Wadsworth L.C., “Non woven Textiles”, Textile Institute, Manchester,

1999, ISBN: 0 89089 9788

6. Russell S., “Hand book of nonwovens”, Textile Institute, Manchester, 2004, ISBN: 1

85573 603 9.