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Ultrastructure of mercerized cotton fibres *
Author(s) -
ROLLINS MARY L.,
MOORE ANNA T.,
DEGRUY INES V.,
GOYNES WILTON R.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of the royal microscopical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0368-3974
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1965.tb02103.x
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , ultrastructure , shrinkage , swelling , anatomy , medicine
SYNOPSIS Some changes in the structure of cotton fibre which accompany mercerization are illustrated. The familiar swelling, rounding out, and partial untwisting of the collapsed fibre into a more nearly rod‐like shape have been investigated with both the light and the electron microscope. Shrinkage and compacting of the primary‐wall network to provide a constricting casing about the fibre, crimping of the microfibrils of the secondary‐wall cellulose, and ultimate smoothing out of the wrinkled primary wall have been observed. A technique for expansion of the fibre wall into layers further demonstrates the altered structure of the cotton fibre after tension‐mercerization.