Table 2 Properties of the dried filaments.

From: Hydrodynamic alignment and assembly of nanofibrils resulting in strong cellulose filaments

Case

Radius, r (μm)

Tensile strength, σ c (MPa)

Modulus, E (GPa)

Strain-to-failure, εc (%)

Order parameter, S

Mean fibril angle (°)

A

14 (1.5)

490 (86)

17.6 (0.7)

6.4 (1.6)

0.50 (0.01)

35 (0.4)

B

11 (0.2)

445 (60)

18.0 (0.8)

8.6 (1.1)

0.50 (0.01)

35 (0.5)

C

16 (1)

300 (20)

12.4 (0.5)

11.2 (0.1)

0.38 (0.02)

40 (1)

D

19 (1)

295 (19)

12.8 (0.5)

11.1 (0.4)

0.39 (0.02)

40 (1)

  1. The mean and s.d. (in parenthesis) are given.
  2. The number of measured samples is three for cases A and B and two for cases C and D.