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Some effects of urea solutions on cellulose fibres have been studied. Swelling of native and regenerated cellulose fibres, loss of strength of the latter and the ease of stripping acid dyes all increase with the concentration of the urea solutions.
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Preston et al. (1954) studied this question.
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