A Modular Modeling Approach for Investigating Wool Critical Buckling from Biologically Variable Along-Fiber Microstructure

    August 2020 in “ Textile research journal ”
    I. Vetharaniam, Jeffrey E. Plowman, Peter Brorens, Duane P. Harland
    Studysummary This study introduces a modular fiber model to investigate how changes in microstructural properties of wool affect its critical buckling load, highlighting potential uses and areas needing further research in wool fiber biophysics.
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