第4章纤维形态的表征分解.ppt

* * * * * * * Maturity (of Cotton Fibres) Structure and growth of cotton fibres - in brief Longitudinal View Cross-sectional View “Convolution” Maturity (of Cotton Fibres) Structure and growth of cotton fibres - in brief Cotton fibres begin (after the flower dies) as thin-walled hollow cylinders They first lengthen without changing in diameter; takes around 20 days They then mature; takes about another 30 days In maturation, cellulose is deposited on the inside of the cylinder – the ‘secondary wall’ The hole down the centre (the ‘lumen’) becomes progressively smaller The outer diameter of the