HUEC 2040 Chapter : Chapter One Intro Human Eco
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A broad classification of materials used in constructing fabrics. Film, fiber, yarn, or fabric products: polymers. Large molecules made of connecting small molecules together. Almost all fibers are organic, all contain carbon, combine with each other, chainlike arrangement: polymers and polymerization. 100"s or thousands of atoms bonded together in subunits (monomer) Assembly of fibers twisted or laid together in a continuous strand. Different types of yarns with same fiber can look different. Constructed from solutions, fibers, yarns, or fabrics. Produced by hand or machine: fabrication. Converters: buying grieg goods and convert into finished fabrics or apparel. Buy excess finished fabrics and sell at discount or in different countries: coloring and finishing. Finishing special treatment process to a fiber, yarn, and fabric. Products that are constructed of textiles and other flexible materials. Apparel, interior textiles and technical textiles: smart textiles or fabrics. Sense and react to the environment: technical textiles. Widely used in special applications of a technical nature.
