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Variation in the contribution of macroinvertebrates to wood decomposition as it progresses

Ecosphere
Although necromass decay rates are limited by the slowest portions to decompose, most decomposition studies examine only the earliest stage of decay. As such, these studies run the risk of yielding misleading results regarding the relative contributions ...
Melanie K. Taylor, Michael D. Ulyshen, Scott Horn, Emilee M. Poole, Mac A. Callaham Jr.   +4 more
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Charcoal evidence traces diverse fungal metabolic strategies to the Late Paleozoic

iScience
Summary: Wood decomposition through fungal activity is essential to the natural carbon cycle. There are three primary patterns of wood decay: white rot, brown rot, and soft rot. However, geological records of wood decay mainly originate from fossil woods,
Yaofeng Cai, Hua Zhang, Biao Pan
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Gradient‐Conductivity Architecture Enables Synchronous Enhancement of Sensitivity and Detection Range in Multifunctional All‐Paper Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A gradient‐engineered all‐paper sensor is fabricated by integrating MXene and in situ grown AgNPs within hierarchical cellulose networks. The device breaks the sensitivity–detection range trade‐off through cascaded conductive pathways, enabling ultrahigh pressure sensitivity, humidity–pressure decoupled dual‐mode sensing, and outstanding EMI shielding,
Ao Li, Jun Xu, Dezhong Xu, Zhaohui Zhang, Jiyi Li, Daxian Cao, Kefu Chen, Mizi Fan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decay resistance of propionylated Iranian beech wood against white rot fungus (Trametes versicolor) [PDF]

تحقیقات علوم چوب و کاغذ ایران, 2012
Decay resistance of propionic anhydride modified Iranian beech wood against the white rot fungus (Trametes versicolor) was investigated. Iranian beech (Fagus orientalis), which is a nondurable wood was modified by propionic anhydride at different ...
Sayed mohammad Hosseini, Mohammad reza Mastari frahani   +1 more
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Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source

Acetoacetates Derived From Vegetable Oils: A Platform for Tailor‐Made Vinylogous Urethane Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A renewable vegetable oil is converted into acetoacetate‐functionalized precursors for the preparation of catalyst‐free vinylogous urethane foams. Room‐temperature foaming with n‐pentane generates lightweight cellular materials, while the choice of amine enables control over foam structure and mechanical properties.
Krzysztof Polaczek, Priscilla de Souza Lima, Olga Gotkiewicz, Ondrej Kopilec, Radka Hobzova, Lívia Kanizsová, Mikelis Kirpluks, Ondrej Sedlacek, Hynek Beneš   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deciphering the Photopolymerization‐Induced Nanostructures and Interface Formation for Submicrometer Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reveals the UV‐curing‐induced monomer‐rich domain, oligomer‐rich domain, and entangled oligomer domain. The cured submicron films in stressed state induce interlayer nano‐wrinkle structures during the deposition of the second layer. Stress‐free cured films in relaxed state form non‐diffusive, diffusive and semi‐diffusive interlayer ...
Shouzheng Chen, Yufeng Zhai, Jungui Zhou, Lixing Li, Simon Schraad, Guangjiu Pan, Xuehe Jiang, Sarathlal Koyiloth Vayalil, Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem, Julien R. G. Navarro, Johan F. G. A. Jansen, Mats K. G. Johansson, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum, Stephan V. Roth   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Strategy for Creating Quantum Light Emitters Via Post‐Growth Hydrogen‐Ion Irradiation of III‐V Nanowires

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A post‐growth method is demonstrated to realize energy‐tunable quantum emitters in GaAs/GaAsN/GaAs core–multishell nanowires on a Si substrate. By combining the N‐induced bandgap reduction with H‐ion irradiation, the GaAsN potential landscape is engineered, enabling isolated, narrow emission lines that function as single‐photon sources with g(2)(0) ∼ 0.
Akant Sagar Sharma, Paolo De Vincenzi, Nadine Denis, Francesca Santangeli, Riccardo Pallucchi, Harikrishnan Gopalakrishnan, Elena Blundo, Antonio Polimeni, Marco Felici, Fumitaro Ishikawa, Marta De Luca   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Fungal Diversity on Woods with Different Fungal Susceptibility during Above-ground Exposure

BioResources, 2022
Sequential fungal changes that occur on three types of wood are described, namely naturally durable wood, preservative-treated wood, and radiata pine (considered as untreated wood) for above-ground use, during a four-year survey period.
Min-Ji Kim, Jeong Joo Oh, Gyu-Hyeok Kim
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