Transmission electron microscopy of cellulose. Part 2: technical and practical aspects

Cellulose

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 17-34

  Ogawa, Yu ^a   Putaux, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Electron diffraction; Nanocellulose; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCELLULOSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE CRYSTALS; CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON BEAM DAMAGE; NANOSCALE MORPHOLOGY; SAMPLE PREPARATION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL DETAILS;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 85061653404     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-018-2075-x     Document Type: Article

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