Author
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Gamble, Gary |
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TAYLOR, ROBERT |
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French, Alfred - Al |
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Himmelsbach, David |
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Stipanovic, Robert - Bob |
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Thibodeaux, Devron |
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WAKELYN, PHILLIP |
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DYBOWSKI, C |
Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 12/14/2007 Publication Date: 3/31/2008 Citation: Gamble, G.R., Taylor, R.E., French, A.D., Himmelsbach, D.S., Stipanovic, R.D., Thibodeaux, D.P., Wakelyn, P.J., Dybowski, C. 2008. Investigation of Moisture Interaction with Cellulose Using Solid-State NMR. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 8-11, 2007, New Orleans, LA. Interpretive Summary: The interaction of water with cellulose in cotton fiber was investigated using Nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Results indicate that water occupies the inter-lamellar spaces between layers of cellulose. These layers are 14-17 monolayers thick based upon nuclear spin diffusion results. Technical Abstract: The interaction of water with cellulose and its influence on the nuclear spin dynamics in Gossypium barbadense (Pima) cotton were investigated by 1H and 13C solid-state NMR techniques. 1H spin diffusion results indicate that water is present in multiple layers within the cotton fiber, each layer being from 14-17 monolayers in thickness. |