Cellulose fiberCellulose fibers (ˈsɛljʊloʊs,_-loʊz) are fibers made with ethers or esters of cellulose, which can be obtained from the bark, wood or leaves of plants, or from other plant-based material. In addition to cellulose, the fibers may also contain hemicellulose and lignin, with different percentages of these components altering the mechanical properties of the fibers. The main applications of cellulose fibers are in the textile industry, as chemical filters, and as fiber-reinforcement composites, due to their similar properties to engineered fibers, being another option for biocomposites and polymer composites.
Fiber (mathematics)In mathematics, the term fiber (US English) or fibre (British English) can have two meanings, depending on the context: In naive set theory, the fiber of the element in the set under a map is the of the singleton under In algebraic geometry, the notion of a fiber of a morphism of schemes must be defined more carefully because, in general, not every is closed. Let be a function between sets. The fiber of an element (or fiber over ) under the map is the set that is, the set of elements that get mapped to by the function.
RamieLa ramie ou ortie de Chine (Boehmeria nivea) est une plante à fibres textiles et papetière, vivace, de la famille des orties, les Urticaceae, mais qui est non urticante. Originaire d'Asie où elle est cultivée depuis au moins , elle a été introduite en culture en Europe et Amérique dès le début du . Actuellement, les botanistes distinguent deux variétés: var. nivea, la ramie blanche ; var. tenacissima, la ramie verte. C’est une l'une des plus anciennes plantes textiles et papetières utilisées au monde.
