The technical bamboo fibres which were used to produce the
bamboo–epoxy-composites were of the species Guadua angustifolia,
obtained from a bamboo plantation in Colombia. A wet cleaning
process is applied in which the fibres are combed to remove the
parenchyma cells. This al so results in a naligning of the fibres. After
cleaning,the fibres should be dried for 72 h at 60 C