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• - 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.
  
• - Report on the investigation of melting behaviour, the influence of temperature on dynamic and loss modules, and the tensile mechanical properties of modified PET fibers, compared with data for pure PET. Authors: Jiri Militky and others.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Comprehensive overview in text, photographs and statistics, of the history of man-made fibers, their basic structures and differences with natural fibers, production processes, and properties and applications. From the Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - From the College of Textiles of the North Carolina State University. Concise descriptions of the morphology, formation and properties of natural and chemical fibers.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - List of technical specifications for a range of common and high-performance man-made fibers. From MC2 Market and Competitive Convergence.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Detailed time line of the development of man-made fiber production, from 1665 to the present. From Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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 modificatio
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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 an
  
• - Extensive resource for information about the origins, production technologies and properties of cellulosic and chemical man-made fibers, including care guides, technical articles on PDF files, links to related sites, and a fiber dictionary and lexicon. Fr
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Instructional classroom module on the manufacturing and processing technologies for man-made fibers. Author: Charles B. Weinberger.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Article about new developments in man-made fiber manufacturing and finishing, and their use in textiles, nonwovens and industrial applications. Author: Albin F. Turbak.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Article about nonbitumous materials used in asphalt paving mixtures, including mineral, cellulosic, polyester and polypropylene fibers as stabelizers. From the US Transportation Research Board.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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
  
  

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