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Differences between plant fibre and animal fibre

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Answered by AnkurSingh123
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Answered by kalivyasapalepu99
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Fiber or fibre is a natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials.

Fibers are classified by their chemical origin, falling into two groups or families:

Natural fibers

Synthetic fibers

Natural fibers or natural fibres are fibres that are produced by plants, animals, and geological processes. They can be used as a component of composite materials, where the orientation of fibers impacts the properties. Natural fibers can also be matted into sheets to make products such as paper, felt or fabric

Natural fibres can be segmented into two types,

Plant fibres

Animal fibres

Plant fibres on the whole, is strong and soft. Cotton and Linen are plant fibers which are made from cotton plant and stems of flax respectively. They both have the quality to absorb moisture and crease easily. Plant fibers are made of cellulose. Both the fibers are ideal for summer clothing. Plant fibers include seed hairs, such as cotton; stem (or bast) fibres, such as flax and hemp; leaf fibres, such as sisal; and husk fibres, such as coconut.

Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of particular proteins. Instances are silk, hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The most commonly used animal fibers in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic sheep and silk. Silk is produced by the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Fed on mulberry leaves, it produces liquid silk that hardens into filaments to form its cocoon. The larva is then killed, and heat is used to soften the hardened filaments so they can be unwound. Single filaments are combined with a slight twist into one strand, a process known as filature or "silk reelingSynthetic fabrics are textiles made from man-made rather than natural fibers. Synthetic fibers and synthetic fabrics consist of bulk fibers, yarns, woven cloth or other textile products manufactured from polymer-based materials such as polyamide (nylon), polyester, aramid, or other spun thermoplastics. The end-product is the form of the fiber/fabric when manufacturing is complete. Examples of synthetic fabrics include polyester, acrylic, nylon, rayon, acetate, spandex, lastex, orlon and kevlar. Synthetic fibres are mostly unaffected by microorganisms and living organisms, although they are degraded to some extent by ultraviolet rays present in sunlight.

Synthetic fibers. or man-made fibers or sometimes referred as manufactured fibers. Synthetic fibers are fibers made by humans with chemical synthesis, as opposed to natural fibers that humans get from living organisms with little or no chemical changes. They are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal fibers and plant fibers.

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