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Testing of Fabrics and Clothing

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Clothing has played the role of our second skin since ancient times. From the very beginning, clothing had a functional protective and insulating function as well as a cultural role. Just as people dress their bodies in textiles, they like to use textiles to make their homes, offices, hotels, restaurants, etc. inviting and cozy. Most carpets, upholstery, curtains, and wallpapers are made from textiles. Textile is flexible, soft, relatively light, easy to process and use, durable and simple to manufacture in many forms, patterns, shades, and designs. Textiles beautify the interior and make furniture nicer [2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19]. Textiles are made of natural and synthetic fibers and mixtures thereof.

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  1. Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia

    Linda Makovická Osvaldová

  2. Research Center for Biomass and Bioproducts, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Bogor, Indonesia

    Widya Fatriasari

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Makovická Osvaldová, L., Fatriasari, W. (2023). Testing of Fabrics and Clothing. In: Testing of Materials for Fire Protection Needs. The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39711-0_9

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