Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Davut Bakir, Dilek Dogu, S. Nami Kartal
Summary: This study investigated the degradation effects of the bioincising process on the microstructure of oriental spruce wood. The results showed that the intensity of degradation in the samples after bioincising was correlated with weight losses.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Ismaeil Zahedi Tajrishi, Reza Oladi, Asghar Tarmian, Ehsan Bari
Summary: This study compared the wood destruction patterns of fungus and bacteria and found that bacteria showed more selective consumption of wood components, making them a better choice for controlled wood destruction.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Aqleem Abbas, Mustansar Mubeen, Hongxia Zheng, Muhammad Aamir Sohail, Qaiser Shakeel, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Yasir Iftikhar, Sagar Sharma, Brijendra Kumar Kashyap, Sarfaraz Hussain, Mariadel Carmen Zuniga Romano, Ernesto A. Moya-Elizondo, Lei Zhou
Summary: Rhizoctonia solani is a pathogen that causes considerable harm to plants worldwide, and traditional management methods have limited effectiveness in controlling it. Trichoderma spp. is an example of a model fungus that can enhance crop productivity in a sustainable way through biocontrol mechanisms against R. solani. Additionally, Trichoderma spp. can induce resistance in plants. Therefore, research on Trichoderma spp. is of great importance.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Davut Bakir, Saip Nami Kartal, Evren Terzi, Ayse Dilek Dogu
Summary: This study aimed to improve the treatability of refractory Oriental spruce wood by applying a bioincising process, bringing it to the level of Scots pine sapwood. The results showed that the bioincising process increased the retention levels of copper oxide and that spruce heartwood samples had higher retention than spruce and Scots pine sapwood samples.
MADERAS-CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Asad Syed, Abdallah M. M. Elgorban, Ali H. H. Bahkali, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Rana Khalid Iqbal, Subhan Danish
Summary: Industrialization and urbanization result in increased heavy metal (HM) pollution, which negatively affects agricultural crops. This study investigated the use of metal-tolerant soil microbes, Pseudomonas fluorescence PGPR-7 and Trichoderma sp. T-4, in detoxification and reclamation of metal-contaminated soils. The microbial strains were found to tolerate cadmium and produce plant growth regulating substances in cadmium-stressed conditions. Inoculation of the strains improved the growth of cadmium-treated chickpeas and reduced metal uptake by the plants.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Mark Schubert, Oliver Klaeusler
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Forestry
M. Schubert, M. Lukovic, H. Christen
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Christian Goldhahn, Mark Schubert, Thomas Luthi, Tobias Keplinger, Ingo Burgert, Munish Chanana
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jianguo Sun, Huizhang Guo, Gian Nutal Schadli, Kunkun Tu, Styfen Schar, Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Guido Panzarasa, Javier Ribera, Ingo Burgert
Summary: The study demonstrated a method to increase the piezoelectric output of balsa wood over 55 times by enhancing its elastic compressibility through fungal decay pretreatment. This is a fundamental step towards developing next-generation self-powered green building materials to address energy supply and climate change challenges.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Olivier Fourmann, Michael K. Hausmann, Antonia Neels, Mark Schubert, Gustav Nystrom, Tanja Zimmermann, Gilberto Siqueira
Summary: The research presents a method for preparing, printing, and curing antibacterial poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) nanocellulose-reinforced hydrogels with an anisotropic microstructure to control mechanical properties. Incorporating nanoparticles allows for modifying strength and swelling direction, creating a fourth-dimensional property. Control over anisotropic swelling properties enables complex three-dimensional structures with programmable actuation.
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Carolina Reyes, Alexandre Poulin, Gustav Nystrom, Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Javier Ribera
Summary: White-rot fungi can effectively degrade lignocellulose components with their potent enzymes. In this study, five white-rot fungi were tested for their ability to produce specific enzymes when grown with malt extract and nanocellulose. Results showed that temperature plays a key role in controlling fungal growth and enzyme production.
Article
Forestry
Thomas Ehrhart, Pedro Palma, Mark Schubert, Rene Steiger, Andrea Frangi
Summary: Image-based local fibre direction data were used to improve the prediction of tensile strength parallel to the grain of European beech boards. A single numerical grading parameter was developed to characterize local fibre orientations in the boards. Machine-learning techniques were then applied to enhance the strength model, leading to improved accuracy in strength grading of timber and potential applications in high-level timber structures.
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Mark Schubert, Walter Sonderegger, Mirko Lukovic, Oliver Klaeusler
Summary: The conventional quality control methods for wood products have limitations in terms of timely response to fluctuations in product quality, complex and time-consuming procedures, and limited availability of labeled data. In this study, the potential of using semi-supervised learning (SSL) to enhance the prediction performance of machine learning models for wood product quality classification was investigated. Despite a small dataset, the study provides valuable insights for future wood quality assessment.
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Carolina Reyes, Zsofia Sajo, Miriam Susanna Lucas, Ashutosh Sinha, Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Javier Ribera, Gustav Nystroem
Summary: The growth behavior and enzymatic activity of two white-rot fungi and two freshwater algae cocultured in the presence of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose nanocrystals were investigated. Results showed that cocultures grew faster under nutrient-rich conditions and exhibited higher enzyme activities in liquid cultures compared to single cultures. Fungi and algae also showed growth in 3D-printed nanocellulose hydrogels, suggesting potential applications in biotechnological processes such as biofuel production.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mark Schubert, Guido Panzarasa, Ingo Burgert
Summary: Wood, as a renewable resource, has excellent qualities and has the potential to play a key role in the future bioeconomy. The increasing environmental awareness and drive for sustainability are leading to a resurgence of research on wood materials. However, global climate change will soon pose challenges to the wood-value chains in different regions. This review addresses the natural diversity of wood and discusses the need for new wood processing techniques and green chemistry protocols to manage a more diverse wood provision in the future.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mirko Lukovic, Roman Zweifel, Guillaume Thiry, Ce Zhang, Mark Schubert
Summary: This study proposes the use of machine learning techniques to reverse data losses caused by harsh conditions and presents the TreeNet project's tree stem growth data as a case study. The results show that a deep neural network combining long short-term memory with one-dimensional convolutional layers performs the best.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Christian Goldhahn, Josef A. Taut, Mark Schubert, Ingo Burgert, Munish Chanana
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chiara Civardi, Daniel Grolimund, Mark Schubert, Peter Wick, Francis W. M. R. Schwarze
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yaru Wang, Wenqing Yan, Marion Frey, Marta Vidiella del Blanco, Mark Schubert, Maria Adobes-Vidal, Etienne Cabane
ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Hugh Morris
PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET
(2020)