Introduction to fiber and fiber morphology.

describes all about fiber morphology, types of fiber, extraction process, application which is both industrial and home.

1. OVERVIEW ON STRUCTURE OF TEXTILE FIBERS

2. 2 Textile fibers are the basic structural units of textile materials . TEXTILE FIBER POLYMERS Introduction LINEAR LONG CHAIN MOLECULES

3. COHESIVE INTERACTIONS ORDER AND ARRANGEMENT

4. NATURAL & MAN MADE

5. FIBER PRODUCTION Extraction from nature provided sources NATURAL FIBERS Regeneration from natural polymers REGENERATED FIBERS Manufacturing from synthetic polymers SYNTHETIC FIBERS

6. 6 SPINNING TECHNOLOGY MELT WET

7. DRY POST SPINNING OPERTIONS

8. 8 STRUCTURE FORMATION

9. 9 CHAIN FOLDING & LAMELLA FORMATION

10. 10 MOLECULAR ORIENTATION [DRAWING]

11. MACROSTRUCTURE Fiber Morphology The study of size, shape and structure of fiber. MICROSTRUCTURE SUBMICROSCOPIC FINE STRUCTURE

12. Macrostructure refers to features that are discernible to the eye. LENGTH, COLOR, CRIMP MACROSTRUCTURE

13. Microstructure refers to features observable with a light microscope. LONGITUDINAL AND CROSSECTIONAL VIEW MICROSTRUCTURE SHAPE, DIAMETER, CONTOUR

14. Submicroscopic refers to features identified by electron microscope. Natural fibers : Outer cover, Inner area and Central core Manmade fibers : Skin and Core SUBMICROSCOPIC

15. 15 FINE STRUCTURE Fine structure refers to the order/arrangement of polymer molecules in fiber CRYSTALLINE / AMORPHOUS FIBER ORIENTATION

16. FIBER CONSTRUCTION TYPICAL MODELS

17. 17 MODELS OF FIBER STRUCTURE ONE PHASE TWO PHASE PARACRYSTALLINE ORIENTED AMORPHOUS FRINGED MICELLAR FRINGED FIBRILLAR MODIFIED FORMS

18. FRINGED MICELLAR Fringed fibrillar 18

19. LAMELLAR MODIFIED MICELLAR 19

20. Shish - Kibab 20

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24. COMPARISON OF MODELS 24