Identification of Textile Fibers

M M Houck (Edited by)

9781845692667, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 30 January 2009

396 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.76 kg

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.The first part of the book examines the main fibers, their structure and characteristics. Part two focuses on methods of fiber identification, ranging from microscopic to DNA analysis. Specific applications, including how textiles are identified in forensic investigations.Identification of textile fibers is an important text for forensic scientists, police and lawyers who may be involved with the use of textile fibers to provide evidence in criminal cases. It will also be relevant for textile designers, technologists and inspectors wishing to assess fiber quality and understand fiber damage.

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.

Subject Areas: Textile & fibre technology [TDH]