Journal
PLANTA
Volume 241, Issue 5, Pages 1231-1239Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2252-1
Keywords
Atomic-force microscopy; Cell wall; Juniper; Lignin-carbohydrate complex; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultramicroscopic structure
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- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
- Russian Fund of Basic Researches [14-03-31551 mol_a_2014]
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The investigations confirm the physicochemical nature of the structure and self-assembly of wood substance and endorse its application in plant species. The characteristic morphological features, ultra-microstructure, and submolecular structure of coniferous wood matrix using junipers as the representative tree were investigated by scanning electron (SEM) and atomic-force microscopy (AFM). Novel results on the specific composition and cell wall structure features of the common juniper (Juniperus Communis L.) were obtained. These data confirm the possibility of considering the wood substance as a nanobiocomposite. The cellulose nanofibrils (20-50 nm) and globular-shaped lignin-carbohydrate structures (diameter of 5-60 nm) form the base of such a nanobiocomposite.
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