Physical Properties of Angora Rabbit Fibers

Gamze Süpüren Mengüç¹, Nilgün Özdil² and Gonca Özçelik Kayseri^1,

¹Emel Akın Vocational High School, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

²Department of Textile Engineering, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

Cite this paper:
Gamze Süpüren Mengüç, Nilgün Özdil and Gonca Özçelik Kayseri. Physical Properties of Angora Rabbit Fibers. American Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology. 2014; 2(2):11-13. doi: 10.12691/materials-2-2-2

Abstract

Angora is a keratinous textile material, produced by the long-haired Angora rabbit. The combination of lightness and high thermal properties of angora fibers makes them exceptional and it is categorized as luxury fiber. In this review article, physical features of this exclusive fiber were given and recent studies on the characteristics of angora fiber were summarized.

Keywords:
Angora Angora rabbit fiber physical properties microscopic view

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