New insight into cellulose structure by atomic force microscopy shows the I(α) crystal phase at near-atomic resolution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1139-1145

  Baker, A A ^a   Helbert, W ^b   Sugiyama, J ^c   Miles, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

VALONIA;

EID: 0033879544     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76367-3     Document Type: Article

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