An X-ray Study of Regain-dependent Deformations in Cotton Crystallites

Autor: J. Perel
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of the Textile Institute. 81:241-244
ISSN: 1754-2340
0040-5000
DOI: 10.1080/00405009008658707
Popis: An investigation is reported in which the dimensions of cellulose crystallites in cotton lint were measured by using X-ray techniques. It was found that, when the relative humidity was increased from 20 to 90%, the apparent crystallite size in the (0,0,1) direction grew larger. This result shows that there are high inter-molecular stresses in the fibre that are dissipated as the water content rises. Changes in the crystallinity index are also discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE