Keratin orientation in wool and feathers
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L. Rintoul; E. A. Carter; S. D. Stewart; P. M. Fredericks
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Article
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2000
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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Good quality polarized Raman spectra of a single wool fiber and an intact feather barbule are presented. The intensity ratio of the โฃ-helix component of the amide I band measured parallel and perpendicular to the wool fiber axis was 0.39 ฯฎ 0.05. This is consistent with theoretical predictions based