| Description |
xx, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing in textiles ; no. 84 |
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Woodhead publishing in textiles ; Number 84
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 12.DNA analysis in the identification of animal fibers in textiles / P. F. Hamlyn -- 13.Identifying plant fibres in textiles : the case of cotton / S. Gordon -- 14.The forensic identification of textile fibers / M. M. Houck -- 15.Identifying and analyzing textile damage in the textile industry / W. D. Schindler -- 16.The role of fibre identification in textile conservation / P. Garside |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to textile fiber identification / M. M. Houck -- 2.Ways of identifying textile fibers and materials / M. M. Houck -- 3.Natural animal textile fibres : structure, characteristics and identification / S. R. Tridico -- 4.Synthetic textile fibers : structure, characteristics and identification / Y. Ohta / K. Kajiwara -- 5.High performance fibers : structure, characteristics and identification / Y. Ohta / K. Kajiwara -- 6.The use of classification systems and production methods in identifying manufactured textile fibers / K. L. Hatch -- 7.Optical microscopy for textile fibre identification / M. Wilding -- 8.The use of spectroscopy for textile fiber identification / M. M. Houck -- 9.Microspectrophotometry for textile fiber color measurement / S. Walbridge-Jones -- 10.Alternative and specialised textile fibre identification tests / P. H. Greaves -- 11.Analysis of dyes using chromatography / S. W. Lewis -- |
| Summary |
"The identification of fibers is important to the textile industry, forensic science, fashion designers and historians among others. Identifying fibers involves observing the physical and chemical properties of the fiber for which there are a wide diversity of instruments available. This book provides a comprehensive review of fiber structure, the diversity of instruments available to identify fibers and applicications for a range of industries. " -- website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Textile fibers -- Identification.
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Textile fibers.
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| Author |
Houck, Max M.
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Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
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| ISBN |
(cased) |
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(CRC) |
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(cased) |
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(ebook |
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