Inconsistencies in Theories of Resiliency in Chemically Treated Cotton

Abstract

Current theories explaining dry and wet wrinkle recovery in cotton, with well- documented experiments in support of each, are reviewed and observations not predicted by these theories are cited. Factors that should be considered in the develop ment of a new theory consistent with all experimental facts are presented in terms of the hydrogen-bonded structure of cotton cellulose, the modern hydrogen-bonded structure of water, and the interrelations between cotton or chemically modified cottons and water.