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CREEP characteristics of wool fibres in water have yielded valuable information on the fine structure of keratin1–4. Creep fluidity at high extensions is also of technological significance5.
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BALASUBRAMANIAM, E., WHITELEY, K. Measurement of Creep in Keratin Fibres. Nature 195, 74 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195074a0
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