Handle assessment of knitted mattress fabrics treated with flame retardant finishes using fabric touch tester tevice Ghent University
Flame retardant finishes are often imparted to the mattress fabrics nowadays as to inhibit the ignition of fire that is commonly dispersed rapidly by textile materials. As consumers buy theirmattress fabrics partially aftermaking some touch evaluation, hence the handle assessment of these materials is significant to be quantified. In this study, 12 types of double jersey mattress ticking fabrics were analyzed by the fabric touch tester (FTT), a ...