Wool from Animal Sources
Prof. Dr. Ing. Helmut Zahn
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
Search for more papers by this authorDr. rer. nat. Karola Schäfer
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Ing. Helmut Zahn
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
Search for more papers by this authorDr. rer. nat. Karola Schäfer
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Ing. Crisan Popescu
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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut an der Technischen Hochschule Aachen e.V., Veltmanplatz 8, Aachen, Germany, 52062
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Cell Biology
- The Wool Follicle
- Expression of Keratin and KAP Genes in Wool Follicle Differentiations
- Occurrence
- Sheep Rearing and Breeding
- Places of Origin and Types of Raw Wool
- Wool Fiber Geometry
- Morphology
- Structural Biology
- Bonding and Interactions in Wool Fibers
- α- and β-Keratin Structures in the Cortical Microfibrils
- Chemical Composition of Wool and its Morphological Components
- Proteins
- Free Internal Lipids
- Covalently Bound Lipids
- Chemical Analysis
- Physical and Mechanical Properties
- Water Absorption
- Mechanical Properties
- Glass Transition
- Thermal Denaturation
- Wool as a Polyampholyte
- Chemical Reactivity
- Dry Heat
- Moist Heat
- Acid Degradation
- Degradation by Alkali
- Reducing Agents
- Oxidizing Agents
- Photodegradation
- Clothing Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Isolation of Wool Proteins
- Amino Acid Sequences of Wool Proteins
- Morphological Location of Wool Proteins
- Biodegradation
- Enzymatic Degradation
- Molecular Genetics
- Production
- Wool Collection
- Raw Wool Scouring
- Mechanical Processing
- Chemical Processing
- Carbonization
- Antifelting Treatments
- Bleaching
- Dyeing and Printing
- Special Finishing Treatments
- World Market and Prices
- Outlook
- Acknowledgments
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