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Introduction: The structure of fibres

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Chemistry of the Textiles Industry

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The specific chemistry of a given type of fibre is undeniably crucial in determining many features associated with its processing, performance and end-uses; but it may also be asserted that its physical structure — i.e. the organisation and geometrical arrangement of its component parts —is at least equal in importance. This accounts for the largely physical approach taken in the first chapter of a work devoted to the Chemistry of the Textiles Industry. The fact is that the two aspects cannot, and ought not to, be separated.

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    C. M. Carr

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Wilding, M.A. (1995). Introduction: The structure of fibres. In: Carr, C.M. (eds) Chemistry of the Textiles Industry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0595-8_1

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