From Fabric to Fallout: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Textile Parameters on Fibre Fragment Release
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
Ref. | Year | Samples Tested | Textile Parameter Studied | Findings | ||||
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Fibre | Yarn | Fabric | Finish | Garment | ||||
[38] | 2016 |
| Y | - | - | - | - |
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[72] | 2017 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[12] | 2017 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[21] | 2018 |
| Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
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[62] | 2018 |
| - | - | - | Y* | - |
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[50] | 2018 |
| Y* | - | Y* | - | Y* |
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[34] | 2019 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[63] | 2019 |
| - | - | - | Y* | - |
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[41] | 2019 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[45] | 2019 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[24] | 2019 |
| Y | Y | - | - | - |
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[39] | 2020 |
| - | Y | Y | Y | Y* |
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[64] | 2020 |
| - | Y | Y | Y | Y* |
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[35] | 2020 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[9] | 2020 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[69] | 2020 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[54] | 2021 |
| - | - | - | Y* | - |
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[47] | 2021 |
| - | - | Y* | - | - |
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[40] | 2021 |
| - | Y | - | - | - |
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[48] | 2021 |
| - | - | Y | - | - |
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[65] | 2021 |
| - | Y | - | - | Y |
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[13] | 2021 |
| Y | - | Y | Y | - |
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[44] | 2021 |
| Y* | Y* | - | - | - |
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[67] | 2021 |
| Y | Y | Y | Y | - | |
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[10] | 2022 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[49] | 2022 |
| - | - | Y | - | - |
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[73] | 2022 |
| Y | - | - | - | - |
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[11] | 2022 |
| Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
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[52] | 2022 |
| - | - | Y | Y* | - |
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[70] | 2022 |
| Y | Y | - | - | - |
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[71] | 2022 |
| - | Y* | - | - | - |
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[46] | 2022 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[58] | 2022 |
| - | - | Y | Y* | - |
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[42] | 2023 |
| - | Y* | - | - | - |
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[43] | 2023 |
| - | Y* | - | - | - |
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[59] | 2023 |
| - | - | Y | Y* | - |
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[74] | 2023 |
| - | Y | Y | Y | - |
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[75] | 2023 |
| Y* | - | - | - | - |
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[57] | 2023 |
| - | - | - | Y* | - |
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[76] | 2023 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[77] | 2023 |
| - | - | Y | Y* | - |
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[55] | 2023 |
| - | - | Y | Y* | - |
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[66] | 2023 |
| - | - | - | - | Y* |
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[53] | 2023 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[68] | 2023 |
| Y | Y | Y | - | - |
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[78] | 2023 |
| - | Y | Y | Y | - |
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[37] | 2024 |
| Y* | - | - | Y | - |
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[36] | 2024 |
| Y* | Y* | Y* | - | - |
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[51] | 2024 |
| Y | - | Y | - | - |
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[61] | 2024 |
| Y | - | Y | Y | - |
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[60] | 2024 |
| - | Y | Y* | - |
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[56] | 2024 |
| - | - | Y | - |
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4. Discussion
4.1. Fibre Properties
4.1.1. Fibre Tenacity
4.1.2. Fibre Type
4.1.3. Fibre Length
4.1.4. Fibre Interactions with Water
4.2. Yarn Properties
4.2.1. Staple vs. Filament Yarns
4.2.2. Yarn Count
4.2.3. Blended Yarns
4.2.4. Yarn Hairiness and Twist
4.2.5. Yarn Production Process
4.3. Fabric Properties
4.3.1. Knit vs. Woven Fabrics
4.3.2. Fabric Weight
4.3.3. Abrasion Resistance
4.4. Finishes and Treatments
4.4.1. Mechanical Processes
4.4.2. Chemical Finishes
4.4.3. Eco-Friendly Finishes
4.5. Garment Construction
4.5.1. Cutting Method
4.5.2. Sewing Method
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Empirical research study | Textile parameters included in the study are confounding |
Article explores the topic of FF release from textiles via laundering | Conference proceedings, reviews, working papers, commentaries |
One or more textile parameter has been manipulated in the study | Articles that could not be accessed in full |
Published in a peer-reviewed journal | |
Publication is in English | |
Published between 2011 and June 2024 |
Level | Parameter | Direction | References |
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Fibre | Fibre tenacity | Increase | [24,36,44,72,79] |
Fibre length | Increase | [24,40,72] | |
Yarn | Yarn Type | Filament | [40,44,62,72] |
Yarn Hairiness | Decrease | [24,39,41,42,44,70] | |
Yarn Twist | Increase (to an optimal point) | [10,21,24,39,40,43,68,70] | |
Fabric | Fabric structure | Tighter (to an optimal point) | [9,13,21,39,41,45,47,48,49,51,77] |
Abrasion resistance | Increase | [24,55,78,80] | |
Treatments/Finishes | Mechanical finishes | Finishes/treatments that reduce protruding fibre ends | [39,58,64,67] |
Chemical finishes | Finishes/treatments that increase the abrasion resistance of the fabric | [52,55,57,59,60,63] | |
Garment construction | Sewing and cutting method | Enclosure or sealing of fabric edges | [39,50,64,65,66] |
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Han, J.; McQueen, R.H.; Batcheller, J.C. From Fabric to Fallout: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Textile Parameters on Fibre Fragment Release. Textiles 2024, 4, 459-492. https://doi.org/10.3390/textiles4040027
Han J, McQueen RH, Batcheller JC. From Fabric to Fallout: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Textile Parameters on Fibre Fragment Release. Textiles. 2024; 4(4):459-492. https://doi.org/10.3390/textiles4040027
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Jacqueline, Rachel H. McQueen, and Jane C. Batcheller. 2024. "From Fabric to Fallout: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Textile Parameters on Fibre Fragment Release" Textiles 4, no. 4: 459-492. https://doi.org/10.3390/textiles4040027