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Crystallinities of samples of microcrystalline cellulose of different
particle sizes from different batches obtained from a variety of sourc
es have been measured using both an X-ray diffraction and an infrared
method. Batchwise Variation was found to be of a magnitude that neutra
lises any effect of particle size and/or source of material.