Bamboo Fibres

Bamboo Fibres: Processing, Properties, and Applications is a complete guide to the cultivation, preparation, and processing of bamboo fibres for a range of applications. Bamboo fibre is a cellulosic fibre regenerated from the bamboo plant. It is highly sustainable being fully biodegradable and has strength comparable to conventional glass fibres. It has many other valuable characteristics, being bacteriostatic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, hydroscopic, a natural deodorizer, and resistant to ultraviolet light. Furthermore, it is highly durable, stable and tough and has substantial tensile strength. Due to its versatile properties, bamboo fibres are already used in the textile industry to make garments, in biomedical applications due to its antibacterial qualities, and many other areas. By gathering together the best practices from all key stages of bamboo production and application, this unique book allows readers from a range of backgrounds to find new solutions involving bamboo fibres. Chapters on bamboo fibre characterization and properties show the full range of possible functional uses of the material. When used as a replacement for petrochemical-based synthetic fibres, this abundant and cheap material can significantly reduce the environmental impact of textile products. This book is an invaluable resource for fibre chemists, material scientists, fabric technologists and manufacturers, and researchers interested in sustainable textiles. Explores special technical properties of bamboo fibres including antimicrobial, bacteriostatic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, hydroscopic and mechanical properties Provides innovative knowledge on the production of bamboo fibres, including through the blending of yarns and fabrics Explains the broader techno-economics of bamboo fibre production, covering the social as well as environmental sustainability of the material