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Diffraction evidence for the structure of cellulose microfibrils in bamboo, a model for grass and cereal celluloses [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Cellulose from grasses and cereals makes up much of the potential raw material for biofuel production. It is not clear if cellulose microfibrils from grasses and cereals differ in structure from those of other plants.
Lynne H. Thomas, V. Trevor Forsyth, Anne Martel, Isabelle Grillo, Clemens M. Altaner, Michael C. Jarvis, Y Nishiyama, A Carroll, D Klemm, ME Himmel, SPS Chundawat, S-Y Ding, RH Newman, A Sturcova, K Wickholm, AN Fernandes, HF Jakob, CJ Kennedy, RH Newman, LH Thomas, LH Thomas, P Xu, B Clair, AV Moharir, SY Ding, RH Newman, E Crow, Y Wang, D Liu, B Lybeer, B Lybeer, Y Nishiyama, C Driemeier, E Dinand   +33 more
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Loss of POGLUT2/3‐mediated O‐glucosylation produces lung and aortic phenotypes reminiscent of fibrillin1 mutants

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fibrillins provide a scaffold for elastic fiber formation, which enables lung recoil and aortic compliance. Abnormal fibrillin microfibrils, as in Marfan syndrome, lead to enlarged alveoli, vascular stiffening, and aneurysms. Our earlier studies suggested that fibrillin function depends on O‐glucosylation of its epidermal growth ...
Sanjiv Neupane, Angelina Almiroudis, Kaitlyn E. Donnelly, Robert S. Haltiwanger, Bernadette C. Holdener   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wood density and microfibril angle from pith to bark of a sugi cultivar (Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese cedar, Tosaaka) grown in a Nelder plot

Journal of Wood Science, 2022
The current stumpage price in harvesting of a 50-year-old sugi (Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica) plantation is not enough to motivate forest owners to reforest. Therefore, it is vital to reduce the cost for reforestation after logging as well as for
Yoshio Kijidani, Taku Tsuyama, Hisato Oda, Ryoko Hirata, Satoshi Ito   +4 more
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Experimental micromechanical characterisation of wood cell walls [PDF]

, 2012
International audienceThe properties of wood and wood based materials are strongly dependent on the properties of its fibres; i.e. the cell wall properties.
Joanna Hornatowska, John W. C. Dunlop, Lennart Salmén, Michaela Eder, Olivier Arnould   +4 more
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Microstructure and rheology of microfibril–polymer networks

Soft Matter, 2015
The microstructure and rheological properties of microfibril networks can be controlled by using an adsorbing charged polymer in combination with mechanical de-agglomeration.
Veen, Sandra J., Versluis, Peter, Kuijk, Anke, Velikov, Krassimir P.   +3 more
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Bioinspired Regenerative Lignification Enables Ultra‐Hard and Sustainable Bamboo Structural Materials

Exploration, EarlyView.
Developing strong and sustainable materials is essential for reducing reliance on metals and lowering carbon emissions. Inspired by how plants naturally harden their cell walls, we created a rapid process that transforms bamboo into an ultra‐hard structural material by rebuilding lignin‐like networks within its structure.
Jian Gan, Shaodi Zhang, Yuxiang Huang, Wenji Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anisotropic Transparency of Alkali‐Treated Wood

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
This study elucidates the mechanism by which alkali treatment enhances the transparency of delignified wood, with a focus on the cellulose microfibril skeleton. Following delignification, the resulting material remains translucent due to light scattering
Hitomi Yagyu, Hiryu Murayama, Shun Ishioka, Takaaki Kasuga, Hirotaka Koga, Yoshiki Horikawa, Masaya Nogi   +6 more
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Effects of Cellulose Structure of Sugarcane Stem on Mechanical Properties of Cell Wall

Journal of Natural Fibers
Cellulose is skeletal material of sclerenchymatous cell wall. The relationship between the structure of cellulose and the mechanical properties of the cell wall was studied in the research.
Lin Zhichao, Liu Qingting, Wu Tao, Huang Jilie, Yang Haijun, Li Zhiang   +5 more
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The influence of the microfibril angle on wood stiffness: a continuum micromechanics approach

Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, 2022
Wood exhibits an intrinsic structural hierarchy. It is composed of wood cells, which are hollow tubes oriented in the stem direction. The cell wall is built up by stiff cellulose fibrils which are embedded in a soft polymer matrix.
Karin Hofstetter, Christian Hellmich, Josef Eberhardsteiner   +2 more
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Solid-state NMR investigations of cellulose structure and interactions with matrix polysaccharides in plant primary cell walls [PDF]

, 2015
Until recently, the 3D architecture of plant cell walls was poorly understood due to the lack of high-resolution techniques for characterizing the molecular structure, dynamics, and intermolecular interactions of the wall polysaccharides in these ...
Hong, Mei, Wang, Tuo
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