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WE have endeavoured to estimate the spatial configurations of single wool fibres by means of static and dynamic experiments in the decrimping region1. While some fleeces predominantly consist of helical shaped fibres, other fleeces are made up of almost perfectly sinusoidal fibres. Randomized assemblies prepared from the two extreme crimp types reveal strikingly different properties. One of the most outstanding results concerns the unique felting behaviour of wool fibres.
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WHITELEY, K. Crimp Form: a New Factor in Wool Science. Nature 211, 757–758 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211757b0
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