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Natural fibers from coconut fruit were further processed so as to retain their inherent lignin content, which auto-fluoresces upon excitation with Ar laser at 488nm. As seen from the images, lignin mainly redistributes on the fiber wall and agglomerates within the fiber pore (Zeiss LSM 710).

Image: Anurodh Tripathi.
Research lab: Saad Khan.