Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (JAIST) graduate student Kulisara Budpud, Assoc. Prof.
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Dr. Maiko Okajima and, Prof. Tatsuo Kaneko reveal
a unique polysaccharide fiber in a twisted structure forming under
a drying process which showed spring-like behavior. The spring-like
behavior of twisted structures is practically used as a reinforced
structure in a vapor-sensitive film with millisecond-scale response
time. This work is published in Small in a paper titled
“Vapor-Sensitive Materials from Polysaccharide Fibers with
Self-Assembling Twisted Microstructures.”
