Measuring the fibril angle of bleached fibres using micro-Raman spectroscopy

Appita Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 373-X6

  Pleasants, Simon ^a   Batchelor, Warren J ^a   Parker, Ian H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell wall striations; Fibril angle; Micro raman spectroscopy; Microscopy pit apertures; Polarised microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; WOOD; NATURAL FIBERS;

CELL WALL STRIATIONS; FIBRIL ANGLE; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY PIT APERTURES; PINE; POLARIZED MICROSCOPY;

BLEACHED PULP;

FIBRIL ANGLES; MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032148349     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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