Structure–property–function relationships of natural and engineered wood

Bioinspired struvite mineralization for fire resistant wood

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A nanofluidic ion regulation membrane with aligned cellulose nanofibers

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Small-angle scattering model for efficient characterization of wood nanostructure and moisture behaviour

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Tunable Wood by Reversible Interlocking and Bioinspired Mechanical Gradients

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Wood-Based Mesoporous Filter Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles for Water Purification

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Nature-Inspired Tri-Pathway Design Enabling High-Performance Flexible Li-O2 Batteries

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Mechanical behavior of chemically modified Norway spruce: a generic hierarchical model for wood modifications

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Cellulose ionic conductors with high differential thermal voltage for low-grade heat harvesting

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Non-destructive method for wood identification using conventional X-ray computed tomography data

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Transparent wood bearing a shielding effect to infrared heat and ultraviolet via incorporation of modified antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles

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Hierachically Porous Carbon Plates Derived from Wood as Bifunctional ORR/OER Electrodes

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Dense, Self-Formed Char Layer Enables a Fire-Retardant Wood Structural Material

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Bioinspired Solar-Heated Carbon Absorbent for Efficient Cleanup of Highly Viscous Crude Oil

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A High‐Performance Self‐Regenerating Solar Evaporator for Continuous Water Desalination

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Mechanism for Diffusion through Secondary Cell Walls in Lignocellulosic Biomass

(2019) Joseph E. Jakes   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Nanomechanics of cellulose deformation reveal molecular defects that facilitate natural deconstruction

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A radiative cooling structural material

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Ultrafast Laser Pulses Enable One‐Step Graphene Patterning on Woods and Leaves for Green Electronics

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Kinetic analysis of delignification of cedar wood during organosolv treatment with a two-phase solvent using the unreacted-core model

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Delignified wood/capric acid-palmitic acid mixture stable-form phase change material for thermal storage

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Flexible Transparent Sliced Veneer for Alternating Current Electroluminescent Devices

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Clear Wood toward High-Performance Building Materials

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A Highly Conductive Cationic Wood Membrane

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Two-dimensional membrane and three-dimensional bulk aerogel materials via top-down wood nanotechnology for multibehavioral and reusable oil/water separation

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Anisotropic, Mesoporous Microfluidic Frameworks with Scalable, Aligned Cellulose Nanofibers

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Delignified and Densified Cellulose Bulk Materials with Excellent Tensile Properties for Sustainable Engineering

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Wood Nanotechnology for Strong, Mesoporous, and Hydrophobic Biocomposites for Selective Separation of Oil/Water Mixtures

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Scalable and Highly Efficient Mesoporous Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device: Localized Heat, Rapid Water Transport

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Bioinspired Wood Nanotechnology for Functional Materials

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Porous Wood Members-Based Amplified Colorimetric Sensor for Hg2+ Detection through Hg2+-Triggered Methylene Blue Reduction Reactions

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Highly anisotropic, multichannel wood carbon with optimized heteroatom doping for supercapacitor and oxygen reduction reaction

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Iα to Iβ mechano-conversion and amorphization in native cellulose simulated by crystal bending

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Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials

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Anisotropic thermally conductive composite with wood-derived carbon scaffolds

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Wood waste as an alternative thermal insulation for buildings

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Functional lignocellulosic material for the remediation of copper(II) ions from water: Towards the design of a wood filter

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A close-up view of the wood cell wall ultrastructure and its mechanics at different cutting angles by atomic force microscopy

(2018) Kirstin Casdorff et al.   PLANTA

Characterization of Wood Derived Hierarchical Cellulose Scaffolds for Multifunctional Applications

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In Situ Polymerization of Furfuryl Alcohol with Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate in Poplar Wood for Improved Dimensional Stability and Flame Retardancy

(2018) Lizhuo Kong et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Optically Transparent Wood: Recent Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges

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Towards centimeter thick transparent wood through interface manipulation

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Tracking of Short Distance Transport Pathways in Biological Tissues by Ultra-Small Nanoparticles

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Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering

(2018) Shengjie Ling et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Scalable and Sustainable Approach toward Highly Compressible, Anisotropic, Lamellar Carbon Sponge

(2018) Chaoji Chen et al.   Chem

Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose

(2018) Tian Li et al.   Science Advances

Muscle-Inspired Highly Anisotropic, Strong, Ion-Conductive Hydrogels

(2018) Weiqing Kong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible lithium–CO2 battery with ultrahigh capacity and stable cycling

(2018) Shaomao Xu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

(2018) Jianwei Song et al.   NATURE

In Situ “Chainmail Catalyst” Assembly in Low-Tortuosity, Hierarchical Carbon Frameworks for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Generation

(2018) Yiju Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Narrow bandgap semiconductor decorated wood membrane for high-efficiency solar-assisted water purification

(2018) Hanwen Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Bioinspired polymeric woods

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Nanocellulose toward Advanced Energy Storage Devices: Structure and Electrochemistry

(2018) Chaoji Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Highly Compressible Wood Sponges with a Spring-like Lamellar Structure as Effective and Reusable Oil Absorbents

(2018) Hao Guan et al.   ACS Nano

Wood-Derived Hierarchically Porous Electrodes for High-Performance All-Solid-State Supercapacitors

(2018) Yameng Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Wood-Inspired 3D-Printed Helical Composites with Tunable and Enhanced Mechanical Performance

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Light Scattering by Structurally Anisotropic Media: A Benchmark with Transparent Wood

(2018) Elena Vasileva et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic wood slice for effective water-in-oil emulsion separation

(2018) Xiangge Bai et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Impact of delignification on morphological, optical and mechanical properties of transparent wood

(2018) Jiamin Wu et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

All-wood, low tortuosity, aqueous, biodegradable supercapacitors with ultra-high capacitance

(2017) Chaoji Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Encapsulation of Metallic Na in an Electrically Conductive Host with Porous Channels as a Highly Stable Na Metal Anode

(2017) Wei Luo et al.   NANO LETTERS

In vivo visualization of the final stages of xylem vessel refilling in grapevine (Vitis vinifera ) stems

(2017) Craig R. Brodersen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nano-mechanical characterization of the wood cell wall by AFM studies: comparison between AC- and QI™ mode

(2017) Kirstin Casdorff et al.   Plant Methods

High-capacity, low-tortuosity, and channel-guided lithium metal anode

(2017) Ying Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nano-scale modulus mapping of biological composite materials: Theory and practice

(2017) Igor Zlotnikov et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

High-Performance Solar Steam Device with Layered Channels: Artificial Tree with a Reversed Design

(2017) He Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Highly Conductive, Lightweight, Low-Tortuosity Carbon Frameworks as Ultrathick 3D Current Collectors

(2017) Chaoji Chen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hierarchically Porous, Ultrathick, “Breathable” Wood-Derived Cathode for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries

(2017) Huiyu Song et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Luminescent and Transparent Wood Composites Fabricated by Poly(methyl methacrylate) and γ-Fe2O3@YVO4:Eu3+ Nanoparticle Impregnation

(2017) Wentao Gan et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Lasing from Organic Dye Molecules Embedded in Transparent Wood

(2017) Elena Vasileva et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Transparent wood containing CsxWO3 nanoparticles for heat-shielding window applications

(2017) Ziya Yu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Scalable, anisotropic transparent paper directly from wood for light management in solar cells

(2017) Chao Jia et al.   Nano Energy

Wood: a construction material for tall buildings

(2017) Guido Wimmers   Nature Reviews Materials

A High-Performance, Low-Tortuosity Wood-Carbon Monolith Reactor

(2016) Yangang Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Anisotropic, Highly Transparent Wood Composites

(2016) Mingwei Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optically Transparent Wood from a Nanoporous Cellulosic Template: Combining Functional and Structural Performance

(2016) Yuanyuan Li et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Informing the improvement of forest products durability using small angle neutron scattering

(2016) Nayomi Z. Plaza et al.   CELLULOSE

Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications

(2016) Hongli Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Cross laminated timber (CLT): overview and development

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Mineralization of wood by calcium carbonate insertion for improved flame retardancy

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Failure and failure mechanisms of wood during longitudinal compression monitored by synchrotron micro-computed tomography

(2016) Michaela Zauner et al.   HOLZFORSCHUNG

Not Just Lumber—Using Wood in the Sustainable Future of Materials, Chemicals, and Fuels

(2016) Joseph E. Jakes et al.   JOM

Transparent magnetic wood composites based on immobilizing Fe3O4 nanoparticles into a delignified wood template

(2016) Wentao Gan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets as High-Performance Binder-Free Fire-Resistant Wood Coatings

(2016) Juanjuan Liu et al.   Small

Ultra-Thick, Low-Tortuosity, and Mesoporous Wood Carbon Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Fei Shen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Wood Composite as an Energy Efficient Building Material: Guided Sunlight Transmittance and Effective Thermal Insulation

(2016) Tian Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Luminescent Transparent Wood

(2016) Yuanyuan Li et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Transparent and haze wood composites for highly efficient broadband light management in solar cells

(2016) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Smart Hierarchical Bio-Based Materials by Formation of Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels inside the Microporous Structure of Wood

(2016) Tobias Keplinger et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Clay nanopaper as multifunctional brick and mortar fire protection coating—Wood case study

(2016) F. Carosio et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials

(2016) Francois Barthelat et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Functional lignocellulosic materials prepared by ATRP from a wood scaffold

(2016) Etienne Cabane et al.   Scientific Reports

A versatile strategy for grafting polymers to wood cell walls

(2015) T. Keplinger et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Tip-enhanced Raman scattering—Targeting structure-specific surface characterization for biomedical samples

(2015) Gaurav Sharma et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Editing plant genomes with CRISPR/Cas9

(2015) Khaoula Belhaj et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Hybrid wood materials with improved fire retardance by bio-inspired mineralisation on the nano- and submicron level

(2015) Vivian Merk et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Bio-inspired functional wood-based materials – hybrids and replicates

(2015) I. Burgert et al.   INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS

MARTINI Coarse-Grained Model for Crystalline Cellulose Microfibers

(2015) César A. López et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Automated recognition of wood used in traditional Japanese sculptures by texture analysis of their low-resolution computed tomography data

(2015) Kayoko Kobayashi et al.   JOURNAL OF WOOD SCIENCE

Anomalous scaling law of strength and toughness of cellulose nanopaper

(2015) Hongli Zhu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Na+ intercalation pseudocapacitance in graphene-coupled titanium oxide enabling ultra-fast sodium storage and long-term cycling

(2015) Chaoji Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Renewable and Functional Wood Materials by Grafting Polymerization Within Cell Walls

(2014) Etienne Cabane et al.   ChemSusChem

Comparison of selected physical and mechanical properties of densified beech wood plasticized by ammonia and saturated steam

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Fully biodegradable modification of wood for improvement of dimensional stability and water absorption properties by poly(ε-caprolactone) grafting into the cell walls

(2014) Mahmut A. Ermeydan et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature under direct sunlight

(2014) Aaswath P. Raman et al.   NATURE

A zoom into the nanoscale texture of secondary cell walls

(2014) Tobias Keplinger et al.   Plant Methods

PLA/wood biocomposites: Improving composite strength by chemical treatment of the fibers

(2013) R. Csizmadia et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Measuring the thickness swelling and set-recovery of densified and thermally modified Scots pine solid wood

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Giant osmotic energy conversion measured in a single transmembrane boron nitride nanotube

(2013) Alessandro Siria et al.   NATURE

In situ Polymerization of Polyaniline in Wood Veneers

(2012) Stacy Trey et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

X-Ray Tomography Applied to the Characterization of Highly Porous Materials

(2012) Eric Maire   Annual Review of Materials Research

The hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials

(2012) L. J. Gibson   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Imaging of plant cell walls by confocal Raman microscopy

(2012) Notburga Gierlinger et al.   Nature Protocols

Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR

(2012) Shawn D Mansfield et al.   Nature Protocols

Crown ether-electrolyte interactions permit nanopore detection of individual DNA abasic sites in single molecules

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A three-dimensional wood material model to simulate the behavior of wood with any type of knot at the macro-scale

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Mechanical behaviour and 3D stress analysis of multi-layered wooden beams made with welded-through wood dowels

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A review of water treatment membrane nanotechnologies

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Densification of wood veneers by compression combined with heat and steam

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Direct mapping of morphological distribution of syringyl and guaiacyl lignin in the xylem of maple by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry

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Nanostructure of cellulose microfibrils in spruce wood

(2011) A. N. Fernandes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

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Wood as a bioinspiring material

(2010) Stefanie E. Stanzl-Tschegg   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Mechanical adaptation of biological materials — The examples of bone and wood

(2010) Richard Weinkamer et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Direct seawater desalination by ion concentration polarization

(2010) Sung Jae Kim et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Wood–plastics composites with better fire retardancy and durability performance

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From wood to bone: multi-step process to convert wood hierarchical structures into biomimetic hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

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Advances in seawater desalination technologies

(2008) Akili D. Khawaji et al.   DESALINATION

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Properties of plywood manufactured from compressed veneer as building material

(2008) Pavlo Bekhta et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Gated proton transport in aligned mesoporous silica films

(2008) Rong Fan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Large-scale application of nanotechnology for wood protection

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Transporting water to the tops of trees

(2008) N. Michele Holbrook et al.   PHYSICS TODAY

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE