Linen Most Useful: Perspectives on Structure, Chemistry, and Enzymes for Retting Flax
Figure 3
Ultraviolet microspectrophotometry of thin section of unretted flax stem showing the absorption over a range of 230–350 nm. Spectra CC is of selected cell corners of fiber bundles, ML is middle lamellae, NF is nonfiber region, and S is secondary wall of bast fiber. From [24].
