High-resolution electron microscopy on cellulose II and α-chitin single crystals

Cellulose

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Helbert, William ^a   Sugiyama, Junji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulose II; High resolution electron microscopy; Phosphoric acid; Single crystals; chitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000682917     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009272814665     Document Type: Article

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