Lint is a common name for the accumulation of textile fibers and other visible materials, usually found in and around clothing. Certain materials used in the manufacture of clothing, such as cotton, linen, and wool, contain many, very short fibers bundled together. During normal use, these fibers may be released or removed from the woven part of the fabric. This is the reason why widely used articles such as shirts and towels become thinner over time, and why these particles are accumulated on a fiber screen from a clothes dryer.
Because of its low surface area, static cling causes fibers that are detached from a clothing article to stick to each other and to the article or other surfaces with which they touch. Fiber or other small particles also accumulate with these clothing fibers, including human and animal hair and skin cells, plant fibers, and pollen, dust, and microorganisms.
The etymology of the modern word "lint" relates to "linting", a term used for the shorter cultivation of cotton ( Gossypium), also called "lint", from which lower-quality cotton products are produced. Lint consists of all-colored threads, which blend colors and may look uniformly gray.
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Varieties of thread
Lint dryer
Fiber dryer is the fiber produced by drying clothing in the clothes dryer; usually accumulates in the dryer screen. Underwriters Laboratories recommends cleaning fiber filters after each cycle for safety and energy efficiency.
Navel lint (also known by names like belly button , belly lint button, navel button, and dip lint ) is the accumulation of fine fibers in the navel cavity. Many people find that, at the beginning and end of the day, a small plume of hair has appeared in the navel cavity. This yarn is the accumulation of fabric fibers that are eroded by body hair. The reason for its accumulation in the navel is the subject of speculation. A possible hypothesis is that rubbing hair and navel clothing contribute to static electricity buildup, which results in a collection of clothing fibers and to a lesser extent, dead skin cells.
Georg Steinhauser, a chemist writing in the journal Hypotheses, said that the first small pieces of hair were formed in the hair and then ended up in the navel at the end of the day. He further said that stomach hair often appears to grow in concentric circles around the navel; the scaly structure of the hair increases the very small fiber abrasion of the shirt and directs the cloth toward the navel. Steinhauser determined that shaving one's stomach would produce a featherless navel but only until the hair grows back. Other suggestions include wearing old clothes, which tend to release less lint of new clothes, which can lose up to one-thousandths of their weight to the navel for a year. Body piercing can also be used, with the navel ring very effective to wipe the fiber before it is installed.
Pocket lint
Fiber pockets (also known as gnurr ) are debris including pieces of cloth and small pieces of paper and tissue often found in a pocket. This may be caused by running the clothes through a washing machine one or more times, causing the pockets or contents to become solid and damaged.
Since pocket threads are the incorporation of pockets, pockets can help when determining whether a drug has been previously stored in a bag, by testing it with various drug tests. In a situation of survival, pocket threads can be used as a fuse to light a fire.
The Infocom Game, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , is sold with a "props" collection that includes a small "pocket fluff" bag.
Maps Lint (material)
Biological issues
Inhaling large amounts of fiber, as observed in early textile workers, can cause lung diseases, such as byssinosis. Lint of clothing during the wear process can also carry bacteria and viruses. For this reason, the presence of fiber provides a hazard during surgery, when it may bring microorganisms to open wounds. It has been proved that because of the rough contact between clothing and skin, "a person wearing a standard cotton swab actually wastes more bacteria than without clothes." Lint presents a threat to the environment in spaces that are generally unaware of human contact, which is "one of the major polluters" in cave exploration.
Mechanical problems
Fiber contamination also presents what may be the most serious threat of damage to complex mechanical devices. To prevent fiber contamination, workers entering a clean room are generally required to wear an outer layer of clothing made of longer and thicker artificial fibers, and therefore very unlikely to spill any material. Fiber-resistant fabrics include elastic fabrics such as spandex (or Lycra), whose fibers will tend to stretch rather than fracture, and longer, stronger non-woven polyolefin fibers.
Other issues
Lint on clothing is generally considered unattractive and unprofessional. Furthermore, the fibers may be abrasive and may damage the clothing itself. For this reason, the visible thread is often removed with a yarn or clothing brush remover. The accumulation of fibers during cleansing of clothing can be reduced by the use of fabric softener, which reduces the amount of static electricity on the surface of clothing and therefore prevents the fibers from sticking to clothing.
The fiber dryer, which collects on a fiber screen from a clothes dryer, is highly flammable and therefore pose a fire hazard. However, because of this flammability, fiber dryers can be collected for use as a gauge, although artificial fiber burning can produce toxic fumes.
Usage of lint
Composting
It is possible to make fibers extracted from the fiber screen on the dryer by adding them to other compostable materials. The texture of the material allows the organic material in it to compost quickly and easily, but depending on the source, it may include inorganic fibers and materials that are never damaged.
Forensic science
Lint is useful for examining in forensic science because it accumulates over time, and because the fibers that are released from clothing are not only attached to the clothing, but also other particles carried by the carrier. Cloths on a person's clothing may contain material transferred from various environments through which the person has graduated, allowing forensic examiners to collect and inspect the fabric to determine the movements and activities of the wearer. Testers can use a variety of chemicals to isolate fiber fibers from different types of clothing based on color differences and other characteristics.
Tinder
As mentioned above, the hair dryer burns easily. Although this may pose a hazard in the household, it also means that the fibers make an excellent boiler to start a fire. This is very useful for catching sparks from flint and steel, or similar type of striker fire trigger in the absence of a match.
Wound care
Lint is used as a form of wound care for cuts and wounds as early as 1500 BC and more recently as the American Civil War. Lints used specifically for treating wounds are sometimes referred to as charpie .
See also
- Dandruff
References
External links
- Karl Kruszelnicki (2001). "The Great Bellybutton Lint Survey". Ask & amp; A with Dr K .
- World navel record collection by Graham Barker
- Bellybutton Lint Collecters
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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