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Solid-state NMR with magic-angle spinning (MAS) is an important method in structural
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The field of dynamic nuclear polarization has undergone tremendous developments and
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Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
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The advent of user-friendly instruments for measuring force/deflection curves of plant
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy (ssNMR) with magic-angle spinning (MAS) enables the
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Exploitation of plant lignocellulosic biomass is hampered by our ignorance of the molecular
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