Fiber science notes for textile engineering students. Fiber scienceapp almost covers important topics chapter wise : - Chapter 1 1.General classification of fibres 2. Structure of Cotton 3.properties and uses of cotton 4. Structure of bast fibers 5.properties and uses of bast fibers 6. Structure of wool 7.properties and uses of wool 8. Structure silk fibres 9. propertiesand uses of silk fibres Chapter 2 1. Basic concept of polymer 2.polymer classification 3. methods of polymerization 4. molecularweightits measurement 5. distribution and importance Chapter 3 1.Manufacturing process rayon 2. manufacturing process nylon 3.manufacturing process polyester 4. manufacturing process acrylic 5.manufacturing process poly-olephins 6. physical and chemicalproperties of rayon 7. physical and chemical properties of nylon 8.physical and chemical properties of polyester 9. physical andchemical properties of acrylic 10. physical and chemical propertiesof poly-olephins Chapter 4 1. Advantages and Disadvantages ofMan-Made Fibers 2. methods of rectification of man-made fibres 3.basic requirements for fiber formation 4. concept of order andmorphology 5. molecular packing in crystalline and amorphousregions Chapter 5 1. physical structure of principal natural andman-made fibers 2. investigating fiber structures e.g. X-raydiffraction 3. optical and electron microscopy 4. I R absorption