Two possible causes of deterioration in the fastening performance of hook and loop fasteners have been investigated. The performance, quantified by various shear and peel forces, fell by less than 20% over 5000 cycles of repeated opening and closing. On the other hand, accumulated lint caused a serious loss of performance, which was nearly a linear function of the mass of lint among the hooks.
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