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What are the three main categories of fibers and how are they different?
These can be grouped into three groups, animal, vegetable, and man-made. The animal fibers include silk and wool. The vegetable fibers include cotton and linen. The man-made fibers include such things as nylon, Dacron, polyester, orlon, acetate, acrylic, etc.
What are the two types of Fibres and how are they different?
There are 2 different types of fiber — soluble and insoluble. Both are important for health, digestion, and preventing diseases. Soluble fiber attracts water and turns to gel during digestion. Insoluble fiber is found in foods such as wheat bran, vegetables, and whole grains.
What are the different types of fibers in forensics?
Fibers fall into three classifications: natural (animal or plant fibers like wool, cotton or silk), synthetic (completely manmade products including polyester and nylon) and manufactured (containing natural materials that are reorganized to create fibers such as rayon).
What are the uses of Fibres?
1. Introduction
| Natural fiber | Main producers | Fiber market |
|---|---|---|
| Jute | India, Bangladesh | Hessian, sacking, carpet backing |
| Kenaf | China, India, Thailand | |
| Flax | China, France, Belgium, Belarus, Ukraine | Textile fabric, composites non-woven, insulation mats, specialist paper |
| Hemp | China |
What’s the difference between soluble fiber and dietary fiber?
Dietary fiber is the part of plant-based food that mostly passes through your digestive system without breaking down or being digested. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water, and includes plant pectin and gums. Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve in water.
How are fibers used in forensic science?
Fiber analysis is also used by law enforcement agencies to place suspects at the scene of the crime. Transfer of fiber can occur during close contact with the victim or suspect. The most common use of fiber analysis is microscopic examination of both longitudinal and cross sectional samples.
Why are fibers birefringent?
When the fiber cools down at manufacturing the different thermal expansion coefficient of the SAPs creates stress along one axis of the core allowing for a highly birefringent fiber (HiBi fiber).
What’s the difference between Fibre and fiber?
The only difference between them is in their spellings. Fiber is preferred in American spelling; fibre is the preferred spelling in British English.