# Textile Fiber Pollution: Relating Textile Features to Fiber Release in Pilling Experiments

## TL;DR

This study explores how textile features affect fiber release during wear, contributing to microplastic pollution.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a novel evaluation of textile properties influencing fiber release through thermal and mechanical analysis.

## Key findings

- Textile dimensional features at fiber, yarn, and fabric levels impact fiber release.
- Fabric modulus and strain under heat are significant factors in fiber loss.
- Principal component analysis helps identify key properties affecting fiber release.

## Abstract

The concern regarding microplastic pollution has increased
in recent
years, including microfibers which come from textiles. It is well-known
that wear and tear of clothes produce fiber loss, resulting in a loss
of their aesthetic and physical requirements and contributing to environmental
pollution. Some properties of fibers such as their nature and length
have been related to fiber losing from clothes. The aim of this work
is to evaluate the contribution of a few physical, dynamic, and thermo-mechanical
properties of the textiles on the susceptibility to fiber release:
dimensional features at the level of fiber, yarn, and fabric, and
the fabric modulus and its strain under heat. Thermal and mechanical
characterization is performed in a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer.
Fiber release along time is evaluated using a pilling machine. Experimental
results are analyzed by principal component analysis.