JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2016, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (02): 139-143.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2016.02.023

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The cross section structure characteristics of bamboo cell wall with an atomic force microscope

CHEN Hong1,2, WU Zhihui1*, FEI Benhua2*   

  1. 1. College of Funiture and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forest University, Nanjing 210037, China;
    2. International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing 100102, China
  • Online:2016-04-18 Published:2016-04-18

Abstract: Bamboo fiber is the main component of bamboo, and the fiber structure affects the utilization of bamboo fiber(from one year old Neosinocalamus affinis)and bamboo culm. This paper studied the polystructure of bamboo fiber and the thickness of each layer with Peakforce QNM mode and Tapping mode in AFM. The results indicated that: Atomic force microscope is a good technology for studying the polylamellate structure and modulus of each layer of bamboo cell wall, and the thickness of each layer in cell wall can be measured with AFM. The modulus of each layer in cell wall was different, especially in the place between broad lamellate and narrow lamellate. The amount and thickness of layers in bamboo cell wall varied in different place in bamboo culm.

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