Question

Blends of terylene fibers with wool have better crease and wrinkle resistance, they are more durable, higher strength, do not shrink and are not attacked by moths.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Fibers topic in portion Polymers of Engineering Chemistry I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

Easiest explanation: Blends of terylene fibers with wool have better crease and wrinkle resistance, they are more durable, higher strength, do not shrink and are not attacked by moths. Terylene polyester staple fiber is being used in staple-fibre form in blends with both natural and other synthetic fibers.