To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Movie S4. Rotation of the cellulose chains around its z axis upon shear deformation in the xy plane. Cellulose crystals plastify by localized shear Gergely Molnár, David Rodney, Florian Martoïa, Pierre J. J. Dumont, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Karim Mazeau, and Laurent Orgéas PNAS. 2018. 115:7260-7265 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800098115 Download Original Video Browse All Videos »