Ramie Fiber, Cross-Section

This is a cross-section of ramie fiber from the sample-set provided by Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc.

Reflected Brightfield Illumination

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This is a common clothing fiber.

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Ramie has a refractive index along its length of about 1.59 to 1.60 and perpendicular to its length of about 1.53 to 1.54. It has a birefringence of up to 0.07 and a positive sign of elongation.

Ramie Fiber, Cross-Section

This is a cross-section of ramie fiber from the sample-set provided by Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc.

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