Nylon vs cotton
Natural or Synthetic, a question that is not so often burning in the minds of most of the population. However, it is a well known fact that both natural and synthetic fibers are highly popular in the textile industry. The choice, natural or synthetic is of course up to the consumer as there are many advantages and disadvantages that come with the two fibers. If you think about the clothes you wear every day, and where they come from, or the sheets you sleep under at night, or even the dressing you put on your salad, you'll notice that it all comes from one popular natural fiber, cotton. Cotton is known to be to be the most important and widely used fiber ever known to man, as it is used for thousands of things. On the other hand, nylon, a synthetic fiber, is known for it's strength, flexibility, toughness, as well as many more advantages. This may even seem more beneficial than cotton to some. However, before jumping to any conclusions, one must know all the pros and cons of such important fibers that are a part of our daily lives. Synthetic fibers, unlike natural, do not come from agricultural sources. The history begins in 1928 when Wallace Carothers, a researcher at the Du Pont company "synthesized nylon-6,6(a high molecula
Cotton has been around for quite some time, as the first discoveries date back to 3000 B.C. Cotton is in fact a plant that grows wild in many places on the earth. In 1790, an English mill worker by the name of Samuel Slater changed the restriction on the ability to produce more cotton because of the lack of mechanical knowledge by building the first American cotton mill. Eli Whitney then came around with a desire to find a faster way of removing the lint from the cotton seeds. Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1793. The production of cotton has continually improved, however it is more difficult than synthetic materials to be processed. Before cotton can be processed into the many products that it becomes, it must be planted, irrigated, nurtured with fertilizer, protected from unwanted weeds, grasses and insects, and be harvested. Cotton is indeed the predominant textile used worldwide to make today’s garments. It is blended with other textiles and absorbs moisture for a more comfortable garment. However, there are things added to some cotton garments that would cause problems for latex sensitized individuals. Elastic yarns are made with a core of either natural rubber fibers or lycra spandex with cotton wrapped around it. Nylon is made from a chemical reaction, and
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