Finer raw cotton proves superior in oil absorbency
Texas Tech University has found that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for oil absorbency.
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An ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor based on cotton carbon fiber composites for the determination of superoxide anion release from cells
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SEM micrograph of original cotton fiber a, LA-WT fibers b, LA-IT fiber
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