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The molecular chain orientation of mercerized cellulose II was examined by optical second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements. The SHG intensities of several kinds of mercerized cellulose II were found to be much larger than those expected for a structural model with an antiparallel molecular chain orientation as proposed by X-ray studies. This result suggests that the orientation of mercerized cellulose II is parallel as suggested by molecular dynamics simulation. © 2004 The Optical Society of Japan
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Marubashi, Y., Higashi, T., Hirakawa, S. et al. Second Harmonic Generation Measurements for Biomacromolecules: Celluloses. OPT REV 11, 385–387 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-004-0385-8
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