X-ray microdiffraction reveals the orientation of cellulose microfibrils and the size of cellulose crystallites in single Norway spruce tracheids

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Peura, Marko ^a   Müller, Martin ^b   Vainio, Ulla ^a   Sarén, Matti Paavo ^a,c   Saranpää, Pekka ^d   Serimaa, Ritva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cellulose crystallite; Microfibril angle; Thin section; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITES; IRRIGATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; WOOD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE CRYSTALLITES; MICROFIBRIL ANGLE; THIN SECTIONS;

CELLULOSE;

CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLITES; FIBRILS; PICEA ABIES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 38849135627     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-007-0168-5     Document Type: Article

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