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Figure 1: Three common polymer structures. The linear, branched, and network architectures are represented (from top), respectively, by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and phenol formaldehyde (PF). The chemical structure and molecular structure of highlighted regions are also shown. Figure 1: Stages in the wet spinning of polymeric fibres. Figure 2: Stages in the melt spinning of polymeric fibres.
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Figure 1: Three common polymer structures. The linear, branched, and network architectures are represented (from top), respectively, by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and phenol formaldehyde (PF). The chemical structure and molecular structure of highlighted regions are also shown.
Figure 1: Stages in the wet spinning of polymeric fibres.
Figure 2: Stages in the melt spinning of polymeric fibres.
examples of textured yarns
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