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Fiber Identification Methods: Burn Tests and Microscopy

The first edition of this book was previously published by Pearson Education, Inc. It was The second edition, version 10 is copyright ©2020 by Howard DeVoe. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 40 International License: https://creativecommons org/licenses/by/4 0/ The book was typeset using the LATEX typesetting system and the memoir class. Most of the figures were produced with PSTricks, a related software program. The fonts are Adobe Times, MathTime, and Computer Modern Typewriter. A Solutions Manual is available at the Web site linked below. I thank the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland for hosting the Web site for this book:

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A thermal manikin being used to test helmet padding

Key Points

  • The melting point of the solid phase of a pure substance is a more reproducible temperature.
  • Solubility of one liquid in another Suppose substances A and B are both liquids when pure.
  • Cellulose is a polymer made up of glucose monomers, as is the more familiar polysaccharide, starch, but the two have very different roles, one struc­ tural and one energy storage.
  • Cotton's simple Micronaire value is determined by both the fineness of the fibres as well as their maturity.

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