Degradation of Textile Fibers Under Multifactorial Stress: Mechanisms and Effects
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 605
Special Issue Editor
Interests: textiles; fibers; forensic examinations; thermal degradation; biodegradation; chemical degradation; multifactor degradation; physico-chemical study; optical microscopy; UV-Vis microspectrophotometry; FTIR spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; SEM-EDX
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue focusing on degradation processes affecting everyday-use clothing and textiles, as well as specialized textiles such as protective, military or medical. The issue will focus on the physical and chemical mechanisms and effects of textile and fiber degradation resulting from the interaction of various factors, including environmental, mechanical, biological, chemical, as well as extreme conditions of a multifactorial nature. Additionally forensic and archeological perspectives on textile degradation will be explored. Submissions offering novel perspectives on these interdisciplinary topics and advancing knowledge in both fundamental and applied research are warmly encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Wąs-Gubała
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- textile and fiber degradation
- specialized textiles
- environmental stress
- mechanical, biological, and chemical degradation
- extreme conditions (thermal, blast, etc.)
- multifactorial degradation
- physical and chemical mechanisms
- effects of degradation
- forensic and archeological analysis
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