Mechanism Research of Yak Hair Stretching Slenderization Based on the Changes of Conformation and Cell Shape

January 2009

Liu Jian

yak hair Raman spectroscopy cortical cells ultrasonic separation macromolecular transformations Partial Slippage of Macromolecules

Studysummary The researchers reported that yak hair fibers undergo macromolecular conformational changes and partial slippage of macromolecules during stretching, confirming this as the main stretching mechanism when the stretching ratio is large.

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