Textile Fiber Microscopy

Index

• a
• abaca fibers  27–28
• Abbe, Ernst  15
• acetate fibers
  • characteristics  111
  • cross‐section  113
  • longitudinal view  112
  • shape  111
• acrylic fibers  90, 91, 95
  • acrylonitrile  136–137
  • application  137
  • bicomponent  140
  • cross‐section  141
    • dog bone  137–139
    • kidney bean–shaped  137, 138
  • longitudinal view  137–140, 142
  • modacrylic fibers  139–140
  • non‐recyclable  137
  • petroleum‐based synthetic fiber  136
  • property  136
• alpaca fibers
  • in Andean Regions  57
  • microscopic appearance
    • cross‐sectional characteristics  61
    • fiber diameter  57, 59
    • interrupted medulla  59, 60
    • scale pattern  57–58, 60
  • in natural colors  57
  • vs. wool fibers  58
• angora rabbit
  • hair fiber under microscope
    • dumb‐bell shape  83, 85–87
    • hollow fiber structures  81
    • multiserial ladder medulla  81, 82
    • scale formations  81, 83–85
    • scale shape  81
    • vs. wool fibers  81–83
  • origin  81
  • properties  81
  • specialty fiber  81
• animal fibers  23
  • cuticle  32
  • fur (see fur)
  • luxury (see luxury fibers)
  • scale margins  36
  • scale pattern types  32–36
  • wool (see wool)
• animal hairs
  • comparison of fiber fineness  40, 42
  • cuticle‐scale pattern in  35
    • chevron  34
    • mosaic  34
    • petal  36
    • wave  34
  • fiber size  39
  • fur hairs  78, 80
  • guard hairs  78, 80
  • medullae
  • animal hairs (Contd.)
    • fragmental  38
    • interrupted  38
    • ladder‐type  38
    • lattice  37
    • microscopic appearance  36–37
    • simple unbroken  37
    • size and shape  36
  • microscopic examination
    • angora rabbit fiber  81–84
    • cat hair (see cat hair)
    • cuticle scales shapes  79
    • dog hair (see dog hair)
    • preparation  78
    • rabbit vs. hare fiber  79–81
    • scale cast  78–79
• artificial silk  24, 106
• Azlon fiber see regenerated ...