chapter 1 fiber history
　recommending reading
chapter 2 fiber definition, structure and classification
　2.1 fiber definition
　2.2 fiber morphology and structure
　2.3 fiber classification
　2.4 fiber diameter and cross-sections
　2.5 importance of fiber technology
　recommending reading
　problems
chapter 3 fiber types
　3.1 industrial fiber
　3.2 textile fiber
　3.3 military fiber
　3.4 synthetic fiber
　3.5 natural fiber
　3.6 organic fiber
　3.7 inorganic fiber
　3.8 smart fiber
　3.9 high performance fiber
　3.10 special use fiber
　3.11 super fiber
　3.12 dietary fiber
　3.13 medical fiber
　3.14 biofiber
　3.15 nanofiber
　3.16 optical fiber
　recommending reading
　problems
chapter 4 typical fibers and related resources
　4.1 fibers from natural polymers
　4.2 fibers from synthetic polymers
　4.3 fibers from inorganic materials
　recommending reading
　problems
chapter 5 main fiber formation techniques
　5.1 general equipments and components for synthesis of polymers
　5.2 melt spinning process related machines and equipments
　5.3 wet spinning
　5.4 solution dry spinning
　5.5 solution wet spinning
　5.6 gel spinning
　5.7 liquid crystal spinning
　5.8 electrospinning
　5.9 bi-components spinning
　5.10 reaction spinning
　5.11 centrifugation spinning
　5.12 interracial polycondensation spinning
　5.13 pseudo-dry-spinning
　5.14 coaxial spinning
　5.15 dry spinning
　5.16 dry jet-wet spinning
　5.17 emulsion and suspension spinning
　5.18 inviscid melt spinning
　5.19 aqueous sol-gel blow spinning
　5.20 planar-flow melt spinning
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chapter 6 methods for fiber measurement and characterization
chapter 7 various cases on fiber formation