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- The History of British Wool
- A history of wool processing and the manufacture of woollen yarns and fabrics on the British Islands, from the Bronze Age to modern times. From the web site of the British Wool Marketing Board.
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- The History of Flax Use in New Zealand
- Short article about the history of flax plants and fibers the Maori people used as a raw material for clothing, food gathering, hunting, fishing, homeware and medicine, long before the arrival of European settlers. Links to linen weaving and dyeing. Author: Ali Brown.
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- Wild Fibres
- Information resource about the history of natural fibers from animals and plants, and their use for weaving, spinning and dyeing. Glossary of terms. Textile timeline from the Stone Age to the Victorian period.
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- Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials: Cellulose and m-Aramid Composite Fibers
- Technical paper, describing a novel method of creating polymeric fibers with lasting anti-micribial properties by chlorinating liquidised m-aramid and cellulosic polymers, before the dry-jet wet spinning process. Authors: Jaewoong Lee and others. [PDF]
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- Characterisation of Fibers Produced from Blends of Polybutylene and Polypropylene
- Technical paper, describing the physical properties of extrusion spun fibers composed of various mixtures of polybutylene and polypropylene polymers. Authors: Robert L. Shambaugh and Diana L. Ortiz. [PDF]
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- Charge Characterization of an Electrically Charged Fiber Via Electrostatic Force Microscopy
- Technical paper presenting a study to demonstrate the feasibility of using electrostatic force gradient imaging as an analytical tool to monitor charge in electrically charged fiber, and to probe the solvent-induced charge deterioration of the electret fiber used in filtration media. Authors: Joyoun Kim, Warren J. Jasper and Huan P. Hinestroza. [PDF]
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- Gecko-Inspired, High-Friction Microfibers
- Article about the development by engineers of the University of California, Berkeley, of an array of synthetic micro-fibers using ultra-high friction to support loads on smooth surfaces. From EurekAlert.
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- Graft Copolymerization of PET fibers in a Swelling Agent
- 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. [PDF]
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- Research on the Degradation of PA6 Waste and Utilization of the Degradation Products for the Synthesis of Copolyamide Resins
- Technical paper reporting on an investigation concerning the utilisation of polymer waste in the manufacture of polyamide fibers. Authors: Jacek Wesolowski and Karolina Grzebieniak. [PDF]
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- Silk Protein Project
- 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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- The Soybean Protein Fibre - A Healthy and Comfortable Fibre for the 21st Century
- Short article, presenting the characteristics of soybean protein fibers and the perspectives for their development and applications. Author: Li Yi-You. [PDF]
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- ACSA. Australian Cotton Shippers Association
- Trade organization for Australian cotton traders, dedicated to promotion and export facilitation. Crop and weather reports. Members' directory. Links to related sites.
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- CCA. China Cotton Association
- Non-profit trade organization for companies and research institutes active in the cultivation, processing, manufacturing and trading of cotton fiber and its products. Information about the Chinese cotton industry. Calendar of events. English and Chinese.
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- CCGGA.California Cotton Ginners & Growers Associations
- USA. Non-profit trade organization for local cotton growers and ginners. Industry information, newsletter and calendar of events. Links to related sites.
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- CICCA. Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations
- Roof organization of national cotton associations and individual companies, dedicated to the principal of good trading practices and the sanctity of contracts. List of member associations. Company directory, downloadable on PDF files.
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- CWAA. Cotton Warehouse Association of America
- USA. Trade organization for the US cotton growing and processing industry, involved in developing and implementing the electronic warehouse receipt, the permanent bale identification system, bale packaging, and the development of a uniform cotton flow shipping standard.
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- Cotton Board
- USA. Non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion of cotton fiber and its products in industry and home. News, research, technical studies, marketing information and economic data.
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- Cotton Council International
- International division of the National Cotton Council of America. CCI's mission is to increase exports of U.S. cotton, cottonseed and U.S. manufactured cotton products through activities that affect every phase of the marketing chain -- from the initial mill buyer of cotton fiber or purchaser of U.S. cotton-rich yarns and fabrics on through to the final consumer.