The Fine Structure of the Kapok Fiber

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Meiwu, Shi ^a   Hong, Xiao ^a   Weidong, yu ^b  

^a The Equipment Research Institute of the General Logistics Department of the CPLA   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cell wall; fibril; fine structure; kapok fiber; ultrathin sections

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL WALLS; FIBRIL; FINE STRUCTURES; KAPOK FIBERS; ULTRA-THIN;

FIBERS;

CELLS; COTTON; FIBERS; FIBRILS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WALLS;

COTTON FIBER; CROSS SECTION; DENSITY; FINE STRUCTURE; KAPOK; SIZE; THICKNESS;

EID: 72749119448     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508095594     Document Type: Article

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