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The first edition of New Fibers was enthusiastically received by a worldwide audience and this second edition has provided an opportunity to revise and update its contents and examine new developments since 1990.There have been considerable changes in the nature of the fibers being produced, the production methods and in consumers' values and expectations. Since 1990, the march of high-tech fibers has continued, with an ever increasing sub-division to meet specialised applications, as in high performance, high-function and high-sense fibers.New research and development has produced fibers with high tenacity and modulus to give the super-fibers now used as industrial materials. The more aesthetic and comfortable modern lifestyle has given rise to improved Shin-gosen and it is this springboard that leads on to 'fibers for the next millennium', the subject of a new chapter. Another new chapter examines the resurgence of synthetic cellulosics since 1990, in particular the various solvent-spun fibers of the Lyocell and Tencell families.

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When I first received this book, I thought I would only read a few sections I found the material so interesting, however, that I read the book cover-to-cover if you're interested in the history of fiber development or the manipulation of fiber structure to achieve desired properties, then this is a good introductory reference And if you are looking for a good overview of non-structural fibers, you won't be disappointed. -Composite.About.com From the Authors Prefaces First edition (1990): This new insight into the world of New Fibers is presented from a Japanese perspective . . . for two reasons. First, the . . . Japanese text was extremely successful . . . and is now in its 5th edition. Secondly, the treatment illustrates the unique Japanese approach to technical developments, once the basic break through has been achieved. The super-fibers which emerged during the 1980s are undoubtedly a chemical and technology triumph. Nevertheless, the excellence of their material properties could not have been given full scope without the imaginative exploitation which has been led by the Japanese. To achieve the aesthetic qualities [of natural materials] . . . and to greatly improve on their performance using synthetic materials, require technical mimicry and a fundamental understanding of the properties and manner in which the natural fibers were created. . . . This book explains how these processes were studied and subsequently imitated. The totality of this chemical, technical, biosynthetic and biomimetic approach has now yielded the high-tech fibers, which find new applications in areas as varied as electronics, medicine, space, nuclear power, the oceans, the earth and . . . sport.

The special feature of this book is not only in giving an understanding and account of known possibilities, but also in describing the invention of new fibers and fibrous materials with unexpected and interesting properties and applications. - Journal of The Textile Institute

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Dr Tatsuya Hongu is technical Adviser to Toho Rayon Co Ltd, Tokyo and Visiting Professor of Advanced Fiber Science and technology at Shinsu University and Gifu University. Professor Glyn O Phillips is Chairman, Research Transfer Ltd, Wales, UK and Consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency and several international companies.

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