Physical Properties and Processing of Fine Merino Lamb's Wool: Part II: Softness and Objective Characteristics of Lamb's Wool

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 663-670

  Madeley, Tony ^a   Postle, Ron ^a   Mahar, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER PROPERTY; MERINO WOOL;

EID: 0031730111     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800907     Document Type: Article

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