Download or read book The Physical Biology of Plant Cell Walls written by Reginald Dawson Preston and published by Chapman & Hall. This book was released on 1974 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intra-atomic and intramolecular bonding and molecular models. The chemical components. Structure determination - optical microscopy. X-ray diffraction. Eletron microscopy. General principles of wall architecture. Detailed structure - cellulosic algae. Non-cellulosic algae. Flowering plants; secondary walls. Viscoelastic properties of secondary cell walls. Wall extension and cell growth. Wall biosynthesis.