Dr Anthony Bunsell is Research Professor responsible for studies in the fields of fibre reinforcements and fibre composites at the Materials Centre of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is also Professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He has authored more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and has produced fifteen books on materials science, composites and fibres. He has received a number of rewards for his research and was the first person to be made life Fellow of the French Association for Composite Materials (AMAC) and is only one of very few recipients of the title World Fellow of the International Committee on Composite Materials.

"The Handbook of Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres provides a thorough and authoritative overview of the properties of a wide range of natural and synthetic fibres." --Asian Dyer

• 1. Introduction to the science of fibers2. Testing and characterization of fibersPart One Animal fibres3. Properties of wool4. Physical, chemical, and tensile properties of cashmere, mohair, alpaca, and other rare animal fibers5. Silk: fibers, films, and compositesdtypes, processing, structure, and mechanics6. Engineering properties of spider silkPart Two Plant fibres7. Tensile properties of cotton fibers: importance, research, and limitations8. Tensile properties of flax fibers9. Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibersPart Three Regenerated fibres10. Regenerated cellulosic fibers11. Structure and behavior of collagen fibers12. The chemistry, manufacture, and tensile behavior of polyamide fibers13. Tensile failure of polyester fibers14. Tensile properties of polypropylene fibers15. Polyacrylonitrile fibers16. Tensile fatigue of thermoplastic fibersPart Four High performance reinforcing synthetic fibres17. Liquid crystalline organic fibers and their mechanical behavior18. The manufacture, properties, and applications of high-strength, high-modulus polyethylene fibers19. The structure and properties of glass fibers20. Basalt fibers21. The properties of carbon fibers22. Small-diameter silicon carbide fibers23. Continuous oxide fibers24. Fibers made by chemical vapor deposition

Dr Anthony Bunsell is Research Professor responsible for studies in the fields of fibre reinforcements and fibre composites at the Materials Centre of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is also Professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He has authored more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and has produced fifteen books on materials science, composites and fibres. He has received a number of rewards for his research and was the first person to be made life Fellow of the French Association for Composite Materials (AMAC) and is only one of very few recipients of the title World Fellow of the International Committee on Composite Materials.

"The Handbook of Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres provides a thorough and authoritative overview of the properties of a wide range of natural and synthetic fibres." --Asian Dyer

• 1. Introduction to the science of fibers2. Testing and characterization of fibersPart One Animal fibres3. Properties of wool4. Physical, chemical, and tensile properties of cashmere, mohair, alpaca, and other rare animal fibers5. Silk: fibers, films, and compositesdtypes, processing, structure, and mechanics6. Engineering properties of spider silkPart Two Plant fibres7. Tensile properties of cotton fibers: importance, research, and limitations8. Tensile properties of flax fibers9. Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibersPart Three Regenerated fibres10. Regenerated cellulosic fibers11. Structure and behavior of collagen fibers12. The chemistry, manufacture, and tensile behavior of polyamide fibers13. Tensile failure of polyester fibers14. Tensile properties of polypropylene fibers15. Polyacrylonitrile fibers16. Tensile fatigue of thermoplastic fibersPart Four High performance reinforcing synthetic fibres17. Liquid crystalline organic fibers and their mechanical behavior18. The manufacture, properties, and applications of high-strength, high-modulus polyethylene fibers19. The structure and properties of glass fibers20. Basalt fibers21. The properties of carbon fibers22. Small-diameter silicon carbide fibers23. Continuous oxide fibers24. Fibers made by chemical vapor deposition