Advanced Fiber Spinning Technology / edited by Professor T Nakajima , K Kajiwara and J E Mclntyre

1 Fundamentals of spinning
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Technological analysis of spinning
1.3 Structural formation during spinning
1.4 Fibre structure
etc

2 Melt spinning
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Mechanical properties and structure of high speed spun yam
2.3 Structure formation in the high speed spinning process
2.4 Applications of high speed spinning
etc

3 solution spinning
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Spinning technology of an acrylic filament yam
3.3 Spinning technology of Bemberg rayon
3.4 Spinning technology of spandex fibres
etc

4 Spinning for non wovens
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Spunbonded process
4.3 Meltblown process
4.4 Conclusion

5 The Spinning of highly aesthetic fibres
5.1 The Evolution of aesthetic fibres
5.2 Specialized non-circular cross section
5.3 Blended yarns of different shrinkage
5.4 Mixed- Spinning, Conjugate spinning and surface treatment
etc

6 Fiber spinning of anisotropic polymers
6.1 Anisotrophic polymers
6.2 Lyotropic polymers
6.3 Thermotropic polymers
6.4 Summary

7 Spinning of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Thermotropic liquid crystal polymers
7.3 Spinning of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers
7.4 Heat treatment
etc

8 Gel Spinning processes
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Spinning technology of ultra high strength polythylene fiber
8.3 Gel Spinning-other flexible polymers
8.4 Conclusion

9 Spinning of Ultra-fine Fibers
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Outline of ultra-fine fiber products and processes
9.3 Spinning of the continuous filament type
9.4 Random-type spinning
etc

10 Spinning of optical fibers
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Structure of plastic optical fiber
10.3 Material of plastic optical fibre
10.4 Causes of transmission loss of plastic optical fiber
etc

Includes index: 254-258