microfibril


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microfibril

[¦mī·krō′fi·brəl]
(cell and molecular biology)
The submicroscopic unit of a microscopic cellular fiber.
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Cellulose microfibril angle in the cell wall of wood fibres.
Application of near-infrared spectroscopy to determine the juvenile-mature wood transition in black spruce
Resolution provided by the SEM shows that concentric microfibrils compose the pit border (Figure 11).
Intervascular pit membranes in roots of two species of Osmanthus (Oleaceae)
Cellulose microfibrils, composed of multiple linear chains of glucose; matrix polysaccharide, composed of branched sugar chains made of diverse sugar types, especially xylose; the plasma membrane, which composes the boundary of living cells; and a complex of proteins that synthesize cellulose, represented by the ring of spheres embedded in plant cell walls.
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These chains are made up of hemi-cellulose, pectins, and glycoproteins forming microfibrils, that is, crystalline cellulose in an amorphous matrix, with this structure forming part of another larger-scale structure as well.
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PHOTO : Research associate James Chen studies the stages in which collagen models interact to form larger microfibril units.
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Obtaining suitable NFRC properties depends on several factors such as type of lignocellulosic material (which is related to constituent content, microfibril angle etc.
Polypropylene composites reinforced with untreated and chemically treated coir: effect of the presence of compatibilizer
Low specific gravity, short fibers, and high microfibril angles in juvenile wood are the main factors leading to lower strength and stiffness and higher longitudinal shrinkage compared with mature wood (Bendtsen 1978).
Physical and mechanical properties of loblolly and slash pine wood from Uruguayan plantations
microfibril formation depending on nanoclay partitioning.
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Tensile properties of the wood cells from juvenile wood were lower than those from mature wood because of higher microfibril angle (MFA; Mott et al.
Relationship between anatomical and mechanical properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The hydrophobic modification of cellulose fiber (CF) and cellulose microfibril (CMF) was conducted by grafting 1" COctadecanol using TDI as a coupling agent.
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