Man-Made Respirable-Sized Organic Fibers
- Technical review of issues related to organic fiber toxicology and studies assessing the mechanisms of biodegradability of para-aramid, respirable-sized fiber-shaped particulates (RFP). Authors: David B. Warheit and others.
- http://www.journalarchive.jst.go.jp/jnlpdf.php?cdjournal=indhealth1963&cdvol=39&noissue=2&startpage=119&lang=en&from=jnlabstract

Charge Characterization of an Electrically Charged Fiber Via Electrostatic Force Microscopy
- Technical paper presenting a study to demonstrate the feasibility of using electrostatic force gradient imaging as an analytical tool to monitor charge in electrically charged fiber, and to probe the solvent-induced charge deterioration of the electret fi
- http://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/06Dec_ChargeCharacterization.pdf

New Generic Fiber - Elastolefin
- Extensive technical paper from the Joint Research Centre of the European Union, reporting on the labelling of a new elastomeric generic fiber from Dow Corporation, made up of ethylene and at least one other olefin.
- http://texmail.ca/002/files/003uer05i1tT0c240nAM/Elastolefin.pdf

Functional Fibers for Immobilization of Biomolecules
- Review of a project performed at the University of California, Davis' Fiber and Polymer Science Department, pioneering the concept development of using fibrous supports for the conservation, recovery and reuse of specialty enzymes. Authors: You-Lo Hsieh a
- http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp03/M02-CD05-A3.pdf

Abrasion Properties of Polypropylene/Polyamide 6 Blended Fiber
- Study of the variations in abrasion resistance with blends of different ratio of polypropylene and polyamide 6 fiber and various fiber viscosity rates. Authors: Takahashi Tetsuya and others.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jte/52/3/99/_pdf

Gecko-Inspired, High-Friction Microfibers
- Article about the development by engineers of the University of California, Berkeley, of an array of synthetic micro-fibers using ultra-high friction to support loads on smooth surfaces. From EurekAlert.
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-08/uoc--ecg082206.php

Weakening of a Polyethylene Chain by Methyl Side Groups
- Scientific paper, presenting a new model used to estimate how much the tensile strength of polyethylene fiber can deteriorate due to the presence of methyl side groups. Authors: J.C.L. Hageman and others.
- http://msc.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/GrootRAde/2003/SoftMaterHageman/2003SoftMaterHageman.pdf

Heat Treatment of Carbon Fiber Precursor Material for Activated Carbon Fibers
- Technical paper about the preparation of precursor fibers, and melt spinning, stabilization, carbonization, and activation of isotropic pitch-based carbon fibers. Authors: Lisa Huggins and others.
- https://caeff.ces.clemson.edu/education/reuprog/2003%20REU%20Webstuff/ACF%20abstract%2020031.pdf

Ultrahydrophobic Fibers: The Lotus Approach
- Description of Clemson University National Textile Center's study, aiming to establish fundamental principles and develop practical approaches for the production of ultra-hydrophobic fibers that utilize the so-called “lotus effect”.
- http://mse.clemson.edu/htm/research/ntc/Ultrahydrophobic%20Fibers_1.htm

Fibers
- Detailed descriptions of the chemical structure and morphology, and the properties of most of the man-made fibers in use today. From the University of Southern Mississippi web site.
- http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/fiber.htm

Hills Fiber Articles
- Links to technical papers and articles about solid and bi-component, regular and specialty man-made fibers for nonwovens production. From Hills, Inc.
- http://www.hillsinc.net/Articles.shtml

Manufacturing Methods for Multi Step Index Plastic Optical Fiber Materials
- Technical paper evaluating preform manufacturing methods for plastic optical fiber (POF) as an alternative to copper wires and high-performance glass fiber. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Marju Ferenets and others.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2004/0111.pdf

Effects of Chemical Modifications on Polyester Fibers
- Technical paper providing a general view of the chemical structure, polymerization reactions, and the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of polyester fiber, including a review of the effects on structure and properties after chemical modificatio
- http://www.medicaljournal-ias.org/4_4/Bendak.pdf

Effect of Polymeric Fibers on Refractory Castable Permeability
- Technical paper about the effects on the permeability and porosity of concretes and refractory castables after the addition of polypropylene fibers of constant diameter and various lengths. Authors: R. Salomao and others.
- http://www.ceramicbulletin.org/months/April2003/salomao.pdf

Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing
- Instructional classroom module on the manufacturing and processing technologies for man-made fibers. Author: Charles B. Weinberger.
- http://www.gatewaycoalition.org/files/Fundamentals_of_manufacturing%5CHtmls/SyntheticFibers.pdf

Design, Fabrication and Properties of Macro-Scale Supramolecular Fibers
- Short technical paper describing the design and fabrication of macro-scale supramolecular fibers composed of hydrogen bonded pseudo-polymer chains of guanosine derivatives, including an investigation of the properties of the fibers. Authors: Koji Araki an
- http://pubs.rsc.org/ej/CC/2001/b103864h.pdf

Surface Modification of Fibers Via Graft-Site Amplifying Polymers
- Technical paper presenting a new approach to surface modification of man-made fiber in which polymers are grafted to naturally occuring graft-sites on the substrate in order to alter surface charge, wettability and dye uptake. Author: Stephen Michielson.
- http://www.inda.org/subscrip/inj03_3/p41-44-michielsen.pdf

Expanded Surface Area Fibers: A Means for Medical Product Enhancement
- Technical paper presenting a description of expanded surface area fibers (CSM) in 4 deep-groved geometry, and the medical product applications that might benefit from their incorporation. Authors: Edward A. Vaughn and Brent G. Carman.
- http://jit.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/30/4/303.pdf

Silk Protein Project
- Detailed description of the Ph.D. project of Kimberly Carlson about research into spider silk, and the possible utilization of the resulting knowledge in the manufacture and processing of existing man-made polymers and fibers.
- http://faculty.washington.edu/yagerp/silkprojecthome.html

New Uses for Soybean Protein
- Extensive feature article about the uses of soybean protein as a material source in the man-made fiber, plastics, adhesives, diesel fuel, composite, ink and pesticide industries. From the American Soybean Association.
- http://www.asa-europe.org/pdf/new_uses.pdf

Biomimetic Manufacturing of Customised Novel Fibre Proteins for Specialised Applications
- Investigation of the role of various protein primary structural components in fiber production, using spider silk and collagen as a model. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: F. Teule and others.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2003/0073.PDF

Autonomous Separation of Fiber Cross Sections
- Technical paper presenting a skeleton-based segmentation algorithem to separate touching cross sections of fibers before extracting fiber geometrical features. Authors: Bugao Xu and others.
- http://www.utexas.edu/depts/he/XuPapers/12-Fib-p3.pdf

Graft Copolymerization of PET fibers in a Swelling Agent
- Technical paper about improving the dyability of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers by grafting vinyl monomers onto them by chemical initiation, utilizing dimethyl formamide (DMF) as a swelling agent. Authors: H.I. Unal and others.
- http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/issues/kim-03-27-3/kim-27-3-14-0210-14.pdf

Effects of Polypropylene Fiber on the Properties of High-Strength Concretes
- Technical paper about the increased ductility behaviour and improved fire resistance of high-strength concrete when polypropylene fibers are added to the mixture. Author: T. Budi Aulia.
- http://aspdin.wifa.uni-leipzig.de/institut/lacer/lacer07/l07_07.pdf

Olefin Fibers
- Extensive scientific article about the chemical structure, mechanical and thermal properties, manufacturing methods, processability, and commercial uses of olefin fibers, focused on polypropylene fibers. Authors: R.R. Hegde and others.
- http://www.engr.utk.edu/mse/pages/Textiles/Olefin%20fibers.htm

Complete Textile Glossary
- Reference for textile terminology, covering all types of textile terms, with special emphasis on the nature, manufacture and applications of man-made fibres. From Celanese Acetate LLC.
- http://www.celaneseacetate.com/textile_glossary_filament_acetate.pdf

Synthetic Fibers and Textiles
- Historical document from 1942 of the Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, about the classification, finishing technologiers, care and servicability of synthetic fibers and textiles. Author: Hazel Fletcher.
- http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/historicpublications/pubs/SB300.PDF

Examination of the Ageing on Selected Synthetic Fibres Under the Influence of UV Radiation
- Report about the assessment of the effects of UV radiation on the molecular and supermolecular structures of polyamide and polypropylene fibers. Authors: Barbara Lipp-Symonowicz.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No3-2003/0058.pdf

Identification of Synthetic Fibers Used in Rope Making
- Comprehensive article describing test methods to identify the various types of man-made fibers used in the manufacture of rope materials. Tension Technology International, Inc.
- http://www.tensiontech.com/tools_guides/fibres_guide.html?spell=US

Spinning the Elements
- History of the development of polyamide as a resource for fiber manufacture. Chemical structure and properties. Biography of Wallace Carothers. Links to related sites. From Chemheritage.Org.
- http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/nylon/nylon.html

High Value Fibers
- Short article about the definition of the term "high value" in relation to man-made fibers, and the reasons which make them high value. From Hills, Inc. Author: John Hagewood Ph.D, P.E.
- http://www.hillsinc.net/highvalue.shtml

Nonbitumous Components of Bitumous Paving Mixtures
- Article about nonbitumous materials used in asphalt paving mixtures, including mineral, cellulosic, polyester and polypropylene fibers as stabelizers. From the US Transportation Research Board.
- http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/millennium/00079.pdf

Bioactive Surgical Sutures
- Report on the development of biologically active, radioactive surgical fibers, by fixing sulphur-35 isotopes onto polyolefin, polyamide and polyvinyl alcohol fibers. From Autex Research Journal. Author: V. Zhukovsky.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2003/0040.pdf