Wednesday 13 December 2006

Tencel Structure and Absorbency

Dr Christian Schuster of Lenzing (Austria) recorded the “inherent
physiological properties of Tencel using modern approaches to make customers aware of the high functionality of the fiber”. Some photos from his section on absorbency given at the TITK Alternative Cellulose Conference in Rudolstadt (2006) follow:

Water distribution in cotton, Tencel, Modal, and regular viscose rayon
Struture of Tencel fibres

The superior liquid absorbency of Tencel


Tencel is cool and dry according to thermal absorbtivity measurements

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