Intambo ngayinye ye-warp inqamula ngokushintshana ngaphezulu nangaphansi kwentambo ngayinye ye-weft.Izintambo ze-warp ne-weft ngokuvamile zine-diameter efanayo.
Isetshenziswa kabanzi ekusetshenzisweni kwamakhemikhali lapho ukumelana okuphezulu kumakhemikhali ahlukene njengama-acids, ama-alkali kanye nemidiya engathathi hlangothi kuyadingeka.