Identification of textile fibers

Abstract

Part 1 Textile fiber structure and characteristics: Introduction to textile fiber identification Ways of identifying textile fibers and materials Natural animal textile fibers: structure, characteristics and identification Synthetic textile fibers: structure, characteristics and identification High performance fibers: structure, characteristics and identification The use of classification systems and production methods in identifying manufactured textile fibers. Part 2 Methods of fiber identification: Optical microscopy for textile fiber identification The use of spectroscopy for FP textile fiber identification Microspectrophotometry for textile fiber colour measurement Alternative and specialised textile fiber identification tests Analysis of dyes using chromatography DNA analysis in the identification of animal fibers in textiles. Part 3 Applications: Identifying plant fibers in textiles: the case of cotton The forensic identification of textile fibers Identifying and analysing of textile damage in the textile industry The role of fibre identification in textile conservation.