Cellulose Fibers (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Cellulose Fibers

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A schematic of cellulose fibers in the cholesteric phase. The fibers in a single layer align in a single direction. Travelling through multiple layers, the axis of orientation of the fibers spins in a circle.

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Abigail Malate

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