Protein fiber

Infrared spectrum of Aralac fiber

Description

A natural or synthetic fiber composed of protein. Natural proteins fibers include wool, hair, fur, and silk. Synthetic, or regenerated proteins fibers are generically called fiber azlon fibers. Examples are fiber zein, and fiber casein fibers.

Infrared spectrum of azlon fiber

Synonyms and Related Terms

protein fibre; silk; wool; fur; azlon; zein; casein; Lanital; Merinova; fibra protenica (Esp.)

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Comparisons

Properties of Synthetic Fibers

Properties of Natural Fibers

FIber Burn Tests

Additional Images

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  Infrared spectrum of Lanital fiber

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  Lanital fibers

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  Infrared spectrum of Vicara fiber

Authority

• Rosalie Rosso King, Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985

• J.Gordon Cook, J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England