Looseness in bovine leather: microstructural characterization.
Hannah C WellsGeoff HolmesRichard G HaverkampPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2015)
While a high degree of collagen fibril alignment is normally associated with strong leather, it has been shown that too much alignment results in loose leather. Understanding the physical basis of looseness is the first step in identifying looseness in hides and learning how to prevent looseness from developing during leather manufacture. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.