wool

AI overview

Wool is a natural fiber obtained from the fleece of sheep and some other animals, which is then processed and used to make clothing, blankets, and other textiles. It matters because it has been an important material throughout history, with certain breeds like Merino sheep valued for producing particularly fine-quality wool.

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Research

9,963 papers

Bioscouring of wool fibres using immobilized thermophilic lipase.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2022
Wet-Driven Bionic Actuators from Wool Artificial Yarn Muscles.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2023
Debunking the Myth of Wool Allergy: Reviewing the Evidence for Immune and Non-immune Cutaneous Reactions.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2017
Major genes and QTL influencing wool production and quality: a review.Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE · 2005
Wool fiber curvature is correlated with abundance of K38 and specific keratin-associated proteins.Proteins · 2022

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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections

Contents

Characteristics
Crimp
Felting
Absorption
Flammability
Processing
Shearing
Scouring
Fineness and yield
History
Before current era
12th and 13th centuries
14th and 15th centuries
16th century to modern era
Production
Marketing
Australia
Other countries
Textile Uses
Yarn
Apparel
Other Uses
Events
See also
Production
Processing
Refined products
Organizations
Miscellaneous wool and animal textiles
Inorganic wool
References
External links

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal wool.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.