Handbook of Textile Fibre Structure : Volume 1: Fundamentals and Manufactured Polymer Fibres (Hardcover)

Part 1 Introduction: Fibre structure: its formation and relation to performance; Spectroscopic characterisation of polymer fibres; X-ray analysis of partial crystalline fibre structure; Analysis of textile fibres using microscopy. Part 2 Manufactured polymer fibres: Structure development in synthetic fibre production; The structure of polyester fibres; Polyamide fiber formation: structure, properties and characterisation; Synthesis, properties and structure of polylactic acid fibres; The structure of polyolefin fibres; The structure of acrylic, polyvinylalcohol (PVA) and polyvinylchloride (PVC) fibers; The processing, structure and properties of elastomeric fibres; Production and properties of high modulus and high strength polyethylene fibres; Structure and properties of aramid fibres; The structure and properties of high-modulus, high-tenacity VectranTM fibres; The structure of high modulus-high tenacity (poly-p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers; The structure of high-modulus, high-tenacity PIPD ‘M5’ fibre; Electrospinning and its influence on the structure of polymeric nanofibres; Melt spinning and other techniques for the production of nanofibers and microfibers.