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Collection of articles on natural and man-made fibers. Links to detailed information on specific fibers, textile history, early innovators and machinery. From the pages of Gernot Stangl.
http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/home/gernot/skin/fiber_index.html
Article about new developments in man-made fiber manufacturing and finishing, and their use in textiles, nonwovens and industrial applications. Author: Albin F. Turbak.
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The New Textile Technology The pursuit of a better fiber and a better fabric is yielding products used in medicine, aeronautics, astronautics, seawater desalination, and construction of buildings and roads. Albin F. Turbak is director of the School of Textile Engineering at the Georgia...Student developed web site about the history, manufacturing methods and applications of man-made fibers. Detailed descriptions of polymerization processes, chemical structures and properties of synthetic fibers. Laboratory safety manual. Links to related sited.
http://www.materials.qmul.ac.uk/pbl/group3/index.htm
Concise descriptions of the basic characteristics of natural and man-made fibers, used in the manufacture of artificial fur fabrics for the crafts industry. From FurSuit.Org.
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4.1 Fur and Fibers A fiber is the basic unit of raw material having suitable length, pliability, and strength for conversion into yarns and fabrics. A fiber of extreme length is a filament. Fibers can occur naturally or can be produced artificially. The principal...From the College of Textiles of the North Carolina State University. Concise descriptions of the morphology, formation and properties of natural and chemical fibers.
http://courses.ncsu.edu/classes/tms211002/TMS211mm/
Collection of concise descriptions of the most common man-made fibers, and a range of specialty fibers. From the Whole Earth Magazine web site. Author: Peter Warshall.
http://www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/113.html
List of technical specifications for a range of common and high-performance man-made fibers. From MC2 Market and Competitive Convergence.
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Fiber Specifications Continuous operatingtemperature, dry heat 149; Polyamide 200°F (94°C 149; Polypropylene 200°F (94°C 149; Polyester 270°F (132°C 149; Acrylic copolymer 248°F (120°C 149; Homopolymer acrylic 260°F (125°C 149 PPS 375°F (190°C 149; Aramid 400°F (204°C 149; Polyimide 500°F (260°C 149 PTFE...Report on the development of biologically active, radioactive surgical fibers, by fixing sulphur-35 isotopes onto polyolefin, polyamide and polyvinyl alcohol fibers. From Autex Research Journal. Author: V. Zhukovsky.
http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2003/0040.pdf
Article about nonbitumous materials used in asphalt paving mixtures, including mineral, cellulosic, polyester and polypropylene fibers as stabelizers. From the US Transportation Research Board.
http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/millennium/00079.pdf
Short article about the definition of the term "high value" in relation to man-made fibers, and the reasons which make them high value. From Hills, Inc. Author: John Hagewood Ph.D, P.E.
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HIGH VALUE FIBERS In order to discuss high value fibers, we need to first develop a definition of 8220;high value” and then determine the factors that make a synthetic fiber have high value. A simple definition for a high value fiber is one...History of the development of polyamide as a resource for fiber manufacture. Chemical structure and properties. Biography of Wallace Carothers. Links to related sites. From Chemheritage.Org.
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Spinning the Elements Pont announced that a research team led by Wallace Hume Carothers had developed the world's first totally synthetic fiber. This website, companion to the exhibit Spinning the Elements: Wallace Carothers and the Nylon Legacy which was displayed at the Chemical...Comprehensive article describing test methods to identify the various types of man-made fibers used in the manufacture of rope materials. Tension Technology International, Inc.
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Fibres Guide How to Identify synthetic fibres in Ropes TTI Tools Guides Once a rope is removed from the reel or packing box or is otherwise separated from documentation, the material, and even the name of the manufacturer might not be easily determined. See also: Services Rope Design (fibre ropes and steel...Review of a project performed at the University of California, Davis' Fiber and Polymer Science Department, pioneering the concept development of using fibrous supports for the conservation, recovery and reuse of specialty enzymes.
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M02-CD05 FUNCTIONAL FIBERS FOR IMMOBILIZATION OF BIOMOLECULES Enzymes are versatile biocatalysts, capable of catalyzing many highly selective and stereospecific reactions and complex syntheses, enabling simplified steps toward structurally specific product formation. Advances in biotechnology have also made specialty enzymes much more available, expanding their practical use in...Report about the assessment of the effects of UV radiation on the molecular and supermolecular structures of polyamide and polypropylene fibers. Authors: Barbara Lipp-Symonowicz.
http://www.autexrj.org/No3-2003/0058.pdf
Historical document from 1942 of the Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, about the classification, finishing technologiers, care and servicability of synthetic fibers and textiles. Author: Hazel Fletcher.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/historicpublications/pubs/SB300.PDF
Reference for textile terminology, covering all types of textile terms, with special emphasis on the nature, manufacture and applications of man-made fibres. From Celanese Acetate LLC.
http://www.celaneseacetate.com/t...le_glossary_filament_acetate.pdf
Extensive scientific article about the chemical structure, mechanical and thermal properties, manufacturing methods, processability, and commercial uses of olefin fibers, focused on polypropylene fibers. Authors: R.R. Hegde and others.
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Success story: polypropylene in the textile industry Olefin fiber is a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units. Olefin fiber is a generic description that covers thermoplastic fibers...Technical paper about the increased ductility behaviour and improved fire resistance of high-strength concrete when polypropylene fibers are added to the mixture. Author: T. Budi Aulia.
http://aspdin.wifa.uni-leipzig.d...nstitut/lacer/lacer07/l07_07.pdf
Technical paper about improving the dyability of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers by grafting vinyl monomers onto them by chemical initiation, utilizing dimethyl formamide (DMF) as a swelling agent. Authors: H.I. Unal and others.
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/c...-03-27-3/kim-27-3-14-0210-14.pdf
Technical paper presenting a skeleton-based segmentation algorithem to separate touching cross sections of fibers before extracting fiber geometrical features. Authors: Bugao Xu and others.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/he/XuPapers/12-Fib-p3.pdf
Technical paper about the preparation of precursor fibers, and melt spinning, stabilization, carbonization, and activation of isotropic pitch-based carbon fibers. Authors: Lisa Huggins and others.
http://virtual.clemson.edu/group...stuff/ACF%20abstract%2020031.pdf
Investigation of the role of various protein primary structural components in fiber production, using spider silk and collagen as a model. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: F. Teule and others.
http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2003/0073.PDF
Extensive feature article about the uses of soybean protein as a material source in the man-made fiber, plastics, adhesives, diesel fuel, composite, ink and pesticide industries. From the American Soybean Association.
http://www.asa-europe.org/pdf/new_uses.pdf
Detailed description of the Ph.D. project of Kimberly Carlson about research into spider silk, and the possible utilization of the resulting knowledge in the manufacture and processing of existing man-made polymers and fibers.
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PY WWW Site Form This project was funded for over three years by the National Science Foundation, originally with Christopher Viney of UW as Principal Investigator, and Yager as Co-PI. Viney has moved to Oxford (UK) and funding has recently ended, and a single...Technical paper presenting a description of expanded surface area fibers (CSM) in 4 deep-groved geometry, and the medical product applications that might benefit from their incorporation. Authors: Edward A. Vaughn and Brent G. Carman.
http://jit.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/30/4/303.pdf
Technical paper presenting a new approach to surface modification of man-made fiber in which polymers are grafted to naturally occuring graft-sites on the substrate in order to alter surface charge, wettability and dye uptake. Author: Stephen Michielson.
http://www.inda.org/subscrip/inj03_3/p41-44-michielsen.pdf
Short technical paper describing the design and fabrication of macro-scale supramolecular fibers composed of hydrogen bonded pseudo-polymer chains of guanosine derivatives, including an investigation of the properties of the fibers. Authors: Koji Araki and others.
http://pubs.rsc.org/ej/CC/2001/b103864h.pdf
Instructional classroom module on the manufacturing and processing technologies for man-made fibers. Author: Charles B. Weinberger.
http://www.gatewaycoalition.org/...ring%5CHtmls/SyntheticFibers.pdf
Technical review of issues related to organic fiber toxicology and studies assessing the mechanisms of biodegradability of para-aramid, respirable-sized fiber-shaped particulates (RFP). Authors: David B. Warheit and others.
http://www.niih.go.jp/en/indu_hel/2001/pdf/IH39_17.pdf
Extensive technical paper presenting the results of experiments aiming to obtain specific spectra from distinct polymers by performing Raman microprobe spectroscopy tests on various polymeric fibers. Authors: Imelda P. Keen and others.
http://journals.astm.org/PDF/JOFS/JFSCH1382X8/JFSCH1382X8.pdf
Technical paper about the effects on the permeability and porosity of concretes and refractory castables after the addition of polypropylene fibers of constant diameter and various lengths. Authors: R. Salomao and others.
http://www.ceramicbulletin.org/months/April2003/salomao.pdf
Technical paper providing a general view of the chemical structure, polymerization reactions, and the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of polyester fiber, including a review of the effects on structure and properties after chemical modification. Authors: A. Bendak and S.M. El-Marsafi.
http://www.medicaljournal-ias.org/4_4/Bendak.pdf
Technical paper evaluating preform manufacturing methods for plastic optical fiber (POF) as an alternative to copper wires and high-performance glass fiber. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Marju Ferenets and others.
http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2004/0111.pdf
Links to technical papers and articles about solid and bi-component, regular and specialty man-made fibers for nonwovens production. From Hills, Inc.
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Hills Fiber Articles Home Profile News What's New Articles Equipment Fibers Employment Maps Published Articles Hills Inc Article Introduction to Bicomponent Fibers Hills Technology VS Conventional Technology Bicomponent Filtration Barrier Fabrics Of Spunbond Speciality Fibers For Medical Applications Spinning of Submicron Diameter Fiber...Detailed descriptions of the chemical structure and morphology, and the properties of most of the man-made fibers in use today. From the University of Southern Mississippi web site.
http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/fiber.htm