Fractal Analysis of the Ortho-Cortex and Para-Cortex of Wool Fiber

Abstract:

Wool fiber shows a natural crimp morphology, which endows textiles made of wool fiber with good elasticity and warmth-retaining performance. The natural crimp of wool fiber is due to the difference of the hierarchic structure of ortho-cortex and para-cortex of wool fiber. The present study investigated the fractal structure of ortho-cortex and para-cortex in detail to provide a new interpretation for the reason why the wool fiber has a natural crimp morphology and good performance in textiles.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 197-198)
• Pages: 86-89
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.197-198.86
• Online since: February 2011
• Authors: Jie Fan, Weidong Yu
• Keywords: Fractal Dimension, Morpholoy, Ortho-Cortex, Para-Cortex, Wool Fiber

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