The textile fibres; their physical, microscopical, and chemical properties (1904)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 126
ls themselves upon the cell contents. There isalso a gradual rounding and thickening of the fibre, which in-creases by the deposition of matter on the inner wall of the cell.As this action is not perfectly uniform, arising from the unequalexposure of different parts of the fibres to light and air,… … Fig. 32.—Typical Cotton Fibres. A, broad, flat fibre near the base; B, thick rounded fibre; C, fibre near thepointed end; D, cut end of fibre. brightness of the fibre when stretched tight in the fingers is nodoubt due. Another change also occurs at this stage, a changewhich corresponds to the…
Textile fibers
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