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Nanofibres and human hair

Microscopic image of nanofibres and a human hair.

The width of each nanofibre in this image is 100 nm, which is 500 times smaller than the width of the human hair (50,000 nm).

Rights: Revolution Fibres
Published: 29 November 2013Size: 308.48 KB
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