Examining the feasibility of regenerated bamboo fabric and its blends for home furnishings

Abstract

Modern bamboo fiber is lauded for being a novel, green, environmentally friendly textile material with significant medical potential. Bamboo fibers are unique due to their ability to absorb moisture, antibacterial, and elasticity properties. Thus, it may be utilized effectively in the manufacturing of apparel and home furnishings. This investigation seeks to assess the viability of regenerated bamboo fabric and its blends for home furnishings. In accordance with market availability, regenerated bamboo woven and knitted fabrics were predominantly selected for this analysis. The fabrics used in this research were bamboo woven (100%), bamboo cotton lycra (67/28/5), and bamboo cotton fleece (68/32). These materials were selected for the study because they are part of a new and emerging category of textiles that are not already accessible in the local market. Fabrics performance properties have been determined by a number of tests, including those for flammability, absorbency, abrasion resistance, fabric thickness, drape measurement, stain resistance, pilling, tensile strength, and bursting strength. The results of the tests show that such fabrics have the necessary performance qualities to develop different home furnishing applications, which might have great potential to establish a new market in domestic and global levels. The purpose of this research is to determine whether bamboo-based materials have been used to make home furnishings.