Term Name: | nanofibrillar cellulose |
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Synonyms: | cellulose nanofibers, cellulose nanofibres, microfibrillar cellulose, microfibrillated cellulose, nanocellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose, NFC |
Definition: | A (1->4)-beta-D-glucan consisting of elementary cellulose fibrils or their bundles, whose diameter lies typically in the range of 20-40 nm, but may be as small as 3-10 nm. The fibrils can exceed 1 mum in length. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:133349] ( EBI ) |