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Microfibrils

Known as: Microfibril, extended fibrils 
Extracellular matrix components occurring independently or along with elastin. Thought to have force-bearing functions in tendon. In addition to… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Structure of Cellulose Microfibrils in Primary Cell Walls from Collenchyma1[C][W][OA]
In the primary walls of growing plant cells, the glucose polymer cellulose is assembled into long microfibrils a few nanometers… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Cellulose fibres, nanofibrils and microfibrils: The morphological sequence of MFC components from a plant physiology and fibre technology point of view
During the last decade, major efforts have been made to develop adequate and commercially viable processes for disintegrating… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Comparison of the characteristics of cellulose microfibril aggregates of wood, rice straw and potato tuber
The focus of this study has been to isolate cellulose microfibril aggregates by the one-time grinding treatment from wood, rice… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The maize primary cell wall microfibril: a new model derived from direct visualization.
Understanding the molecular architecture of the plant cell wall is critical to reducing the biomass recalcitrance problem, which… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
ISOLATION OF CELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS – AN ENZYMATIC APPROACH
Isolation and application of cellulose nano-fibers and microfibrils are expanding rapidly due to their environmental benefits and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Application of Cellulose Microfibrils in Polymer Nanocomposites
Cellulose microfibrils obtained by the acid hydrolysis of cellulose fibers were added at low concentrations (2–10% w/w) to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
COBRA, an Arabidopsis Extracellular Glycosyl-Phosphatidyl Inositol-Anchored Protein, Specifically Controls Highly Anisotropic Expansion through Its Involvement in Cellulose Microfibril Orientationw⃞
The orientation of cell expansion is a process at the heart of plant morphogenesis. Cellulose microfibrils are the primary… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Variation of cellulose microfibril angles in softwoods and hardwoods-a possible strategy of mechanical optimization.
Position-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering was used to investigate the nanostructure of the wood cell wall in two softwood… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Fibrillin-1: organization in microfibrils and structural properties.
To investigate the microfibrillar organization and structural properties of fibrillin-1, we produced overlapping recombinant… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Covalent Cross-Links in the Cell Wall
In meristematic and differentiating cells, walls have to withstand osmotically generated turgor pressures that may reach values… 
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