Textile Industry

Natural bamboo fibers have some of the excellent properties, which make it a very potent material to be used in textile industry. Refined bamboo fibers with low non — cellulosic content can be used in textiles (Liu et al. 2011). Bamboo fiber luster is closer to that of silk. It can be used for knitting and weaving purposes (Yi 2004). Study on bamboo fibers revealed that its chemical composition is same as that of all the bast fibers, which means cellulose content is in majority and lignin content is present in small amount. The structural properties of bamboo are different from those of other textile producing plants. Bamboo is shown to have high potential in textile industry (Yueping et al. 2010). They are used for the formation of socks, under wears, T-shirts, bathing suits, bathing suit cover ups, towels, Sleep wear, face masks, sani­tary napkins, bed sheets, pillows, baby diapers, bullet proof vests, table cloth, blinds, and mattresses. Bamboo fibers are observed to have excellent characteristics for spinning and weaving (Hengshu 2004). Dyeability of bamboo can be enhanced by plasma treatment. Longer the treatment time, higher the roughness and hence higher is the dyeability, which leads to increase in potential to be used as textile.