Super-Strong Cellulose Fibers Spin Themselves into the Future of Green Tech (IMAGE)

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Super-Strong Cellulose Fibers Spin Themselves into the Future of Green Tech

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Self-twisting bacterial nanocellulose threads lift 340,000× their weight and whirl at 884 rpm when exposed to moisture

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State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Center for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China

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