Hierarchical fiber structure of the bamboo node (IMAGE)

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Hierarchical fiber structure of the bamboo node

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(a) Digital image of bamboo showing short nodes (yellow arrows) and long internodes (white arrows). (b) Micro-CT image of one bamboo node highlighting position-dependent complicated fiber arrangements. (c) The fiber arrangement within the node culm. (d) The fiber arrangement within the node culm-diaphragm transition zone. (e) The fiber arrangement within the diaphragm. Photo credit: Si-Ming Chen (Yu Group from USTC).

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