From Frey-Wyssling (Die Stoffausscheidung der höheren

Pflanzen : Springer ; Berlin AMICROSCOPIC

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The figures refer to the number of times the Glucose
smaller structure is contained in the larger ; residue
the value for the chain molecule is arbitrary 7.5 X 5.2 Å
The Angström unit, Å, is 10-8 cm Cellobiose

INTRODUCTION TO CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY

SUBMICROSCOPIC residue 2
7.5 X 10.3 Å
Chain
Molecule about 75 about 150
7.5 X 750 Å
Micelle
MICROSCOPIC 60 X 60 about 100 7.5 X 103 1.5 X 104
X 750 Å
Dermatasome
0.4 X 0.4 X 3 X 104 3 X 106 2.2 X 108 9.5 X 108
0.5 m
Fibril
0.4 X 0.4 X 200 6 X 106 6 X 108 4.4 X 1010 9 X 1010
100 m
Lamella
MACROSCOPIC 0.4 X 10p 4 X 104 8 X 106 2.4 X 1011 2.4 X 1013 1.8 X 1015 3.6 X 1015
X 5 X 104 m
Section
(0.01)2p 25 1 X 104 2 X 108 6 X 1012 6 X 1014 4.5 X 1016 9 X 1016
X 50 mm
Hair about about order of order of order of order of
(0.01)2p 1 25
X 50 mm 1 million 1/10 milliard 1 billion 1 billiard 1/20 trillion 1/10 trillion