Tencel
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Description
[Lenzig Fibers] A trademark name for a lyocell fiber made from [fullrecord.asp?name=wood pulp wood pulp]. Tencel is a soft, strong fiber that uses nano-technology to produce unique characteristics. It is advertised as being soft as [fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk], strong as [fullrecord.asp?name=polyester fiber polyester], cool as [fullrecord.asp?name=linen linen], warm as [fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool], and as absorbent as [fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton]'. Lyocell is a type of [fullrecord.asp?name=rayon fiber rayon] that was first made in 1992.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lyocell
Other Properties
Hydrophilic.
Additional Information
Lenzing Fibers: Tencel page
Authority
- Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: Olympus Microscopy Resource Center at http://www.olympusmicro.com/galleries/polarizedlight/pages/tencelsmall.html
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencel (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)