Cotton maturity

[4][5] High volume instrument (HVI) can test cotton maturity like many other fiber properties, including length, uniformity, micronaire/fineness, strength, color, etc.

Mature fibers have more cellulose and a greater degree of cell wall thickening.

The MIC values of immature fibers determine the processing and performance of cotton.

The commonly caused defects by immature cotton are related to yarn and fabric appearance such as poor dyeing uptake, dead fibers, neps formation, and barre also (if the batch to batch maturity ratio is different).

[11] Cotton's simple Micronaire value is determined by both the fineness of the fibres as well as their maturity.