Cellulose microfibrils have a density of 1.62 gcm-3 whereas most natural
cellulose fibres range from about 1.4-1.5.
Regards
Steve
Dr.S.J.Eichhorn
Lecturer in Polymer Physics and Biomaterials
Material Science Centre
UMIST
Grosvenor Street
Manchester
M1 7HS
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>From: Ulrike Wegst <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Densities
>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:54:03 +0200
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>Dear All,
>
>Do you know whether the densities (or specific gravities) of the following
>materials have been measured?
>I would be grateful, could you help with values and/or references for:
>
>* Abductin
>* Aorta (= Artery in general?)
>* Artery (= Aorta?)
>* Bladder
>* Bryozans
>* Cellulose microfibrils
>* Cervix
>* Cornea
>* Echinoids
>* Egg shell
>* Elastin
>* Esophagus
>* Feather
>* Haversian System
>* Horn
>* Laminar bone
>* Leaf bundle
>* Ligament
>* Prostrate
>* Rectum
>* Resilin
>* Spider Frame Silk (same as Viscid Silk?)
>* Wool (1.31-1.32Mg/m^3?)
>
>Cheers and cherio,
>Ulrike Wegst
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>Dr. Ulrike G.K. Wegst
>Max-Planck-Insitut für Metallforschung
>Heisenbergstr. 3
>D-70569 Stuttgart
>Germany
>Tel: +49(0)711-689-3423
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