Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin form structures called microfibrils, which are organized into macrofibrils that mediate structural stability in the plant cell wall.

The Cellulose Chemistry research group, lead by Dr. Alistair King, concerns the development of techniques for tuning the reactivity of bulk cellulose and at the surface, with applications in textiles, ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely permeable layer surrounding cell membrane. The cell wall of plant cells is made from cellulose. This gives them a rigid structure.

Cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer, also gives distant cousins of paper—woven cotton textiles such as T-shirts and blue jeans—the durability, comfort, and water absorbency that we look for ...

Although the components of wood – cellulose and lignin – are exceedingly cheap and plentiful, combining these into a wood-like structure is not straightforward, despite many attempts to make ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process.

"This is a method that allows the creation of cellulose matrices with a unique gel-like structure, similar to cellulose fibers naturally synthesized by bacteria," says the Ph.D. student at the KTU ...

starch is used to store energy and cellulose is a structural polysaccharide ... choice cellulose with high branching aids strong structures and starch with low branching makes for easy energy ...