Application of Spectrophotometric Methods in Assessing the Influence of Alkaline Treatment on the Degree of Crosslinking of Cotton Cellulose
- Original scientific paper about research conducted to evaluate how the structural changes of mercerized cotton influenced the crosslinking of cellulose fibers. Authors: Olivera Sauperl and others.
- http://public.carnet.hr/ccacaa/CCA-PDF/cca2003/v76-n4/cca_76_2003_293-298_sauperl.pdf

Cotton - The Perennial Patriot
- Short article about the importance and influence of cotton cultivation and processing in the North American society since early seventeenth century. From the National Cotton Council of America.
- http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/upload/Cotton-The-Perennial-Patriot.pdf

Image Analysis for Cotton Fibers
- Technical paper presenting the image analysis algorithms developed for a microscopic system that specifically evaluates cotton properties from longitudinal views. Authors: Y. Huang and B. Xu.
- http://www.utexas.edu/depts/he/XuPapers/7-Fib-p4-long.pdf

Washed Cotton: A Review and Recommendations
- Comprehensive summary of recent research on batch kier washing of raw cotton, and recommendations regarding prevention strategies for dust control involving washed cotton. From the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/washcot.html

The Great Cotton-Rag Myth
- Short article about the controversy over what natural fibers were traditionally used in the manufacture of paper. Author: Ellen McCrady.
- http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/ap/ap05/ap05-5/ap05-503.html

Cotton Info
- From Curl Bros. History, manufacture and properties of cotton fiber.
- http://www.curlbros.com/cottinfo.htm

Cotton Classification Results
- Explanation of High Volume Instrument (HVI) cotton fiber measurements for classification according to color grade, fiber length, micronaire, and strength, and color, trash and length uniformity. From the US Department of Agriculture.
- http://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/understand.htm