Visualization of fluorescent pulp fibers
by an epifluorescence
microscope under UV light exposure (a) and white light (b). The fibers
were modified with 5b, and the dosage was 2% (w/w). N-(4-Butanoic acid)-1,8-naphthalimide-(3-carboxypropyl)trimethylammonium
chloride ester of cellulose (5b, DSphoto 0.22, DScat
0.33). (c) Picture of fiber hand-sheets under black light illumination.
The quadrates and the background are made of treated FMCDs and reference
fibers, respectively. N-(3-Propanoic acid)-1,8-naphthalimide-(3-carboxypropyl)trimethylammonium
chloride ester of cellulose (4a, DSphoto 0.07, DScat
0.31) and N-(4-butanoic acid)-1,8-naphthalimide-(3-carboxypropyl)trimethylammonium
chloride esters of cellulose (5a, DSphoto 0.11, DScat0.32; 5b, DSphoto 0.22, DScat 0.33). Reprinted from ref (46) with permission from the
American Chemical Society.