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1.2

Cellulose

1.0

0.8

Pectin/cellulose

0.6

0.4

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Xyloglucan/cellulose

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Cellulose

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Pectin/cellulose

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Cellulose

1.0 0

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Figure9.20 Performanceofbacterialcellulosebasedcompositesunder(a)uniaxialloading,
(b)biaxialloadingand(c)creep(59).(WithkindpermissionfromSpringerScience Business

Media: Planta, Mechanical properties of primary plant cell wall analogues, 215(6), 2002,
989-96,Chanliaud,E.;Burrows,K.M.;Jeronimidis,G.;Gidley,M.J.,Figs.3,6and7.)

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