1. The document discusses various methods used to investigate the structure of fibers, including nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, optical and x-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, optical microscopy, electron microscopy, and density measurement.
2. It provides details on specific techniques like nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical diffraction, x-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy and electron diffraction. These techniques help determine properties of fibers like composition, molecular structure, crystallinity, and orientation.
3. The structure investigation of fibers is important to understand fiber properties in order to improve their use in textiles. Different methods are used to study characteristics like chemical bonding, molecular spacing, and cross-sectional structure.