Emerging engineered wood for building applications
The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …
[HTML][HTML] Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and plastic
Hard materials are in high demand in engineering applications. Widely used hard materials,
eg, alloys and ceramics, are often nonrenewable and expensive. Their production requires …
eg, alloys and ceramics, are often nonrenewable and expensive. Their production requires …
Weakening fibril–fibril interactions via an on-demand regulation of hemicellulose phase towards the facile disassembly of lignocellulose heterostructure into …
Y Jiang, X Wang, Z Meng, M Zhang, S Wang, X Liu - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
It is of great technical interest but still challenging to develop a cost-effective and eco-friendly
method to extract high-aspect-ratio elementary nanofibrils with native-state microstructure …
method to extract high-aspect-ratio elementary nanofibrils with native-state microstructure …
Additive Manufacturing with Cellulose‐Based Composites: Materials, Modeling, and Applications
Recent advances in large‐scale additive manufacturing (AM) with polymer‐based
composites have enabled efficient production of high‐performance materials. Cellulose …
composites have enabled efficient production of high‐performance materials. Cellulose …
Toughening by interfacial self-healing processes in bioinspired staggered heterostructures
Dynamic breaking and reforming of sacrificial bonds in sliding interfaces of biological and
bioinspired heterostructures could greatly enhance fracture resistance by providing a self …
bioinspired heterostructures could greatly enhance fracture resistance by providing a self …
Microstructure and dynamics of nanocellulose films: Insights into the deformational behavior
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) thin films draw considerable interest in engineering and
technological applications due to their excellent mechanical and physical properties …
technological applications due to their excellent mechanical and physical properties …
Intrinsic kink deformation in nanocellulose
Sharp bends can be widely observed in isolated cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) after
mechanical treatment, referred to as kink dislocations that are previously found in wood cell …
mechanical treatment, referred to as kink dislocations that are previously found in wood cell …
Tuning topology towards stronger and tougher polymers inspired by semi-crystalline cellulose nanofibrils
X Zhang, S Zhu - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
A long-standing challenge in materials design is to overcome the conflict between strength
and toughness, which generally contradict each other. Natural cellulose-enabled advanced …
and toughness, which generally contradict each other. Natural cellulose-enabled advanced …
Flaw sensitivity of cellulose paper
Cellulose is earth-abundant and has exceptional intrinsic mechanical properties. Cellulose-
based materials, however, exhibit a large variation in their mechanical properties (eg …
based materials, however, exhibit a large variation in their mechanical properties (eg …
Tuning Secondary Bonding Forces for Accelerated Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers
S Guo, X Yuan, X Zhang, S Zhu - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanofibers are elementary building blocks of a wide variety of advanced functional
materials. Nevertheless, the strong interfacial secondary bonds between cellulose molecular …
materials. Nevertheless, the strong interfacial secondary bonds between cellulose molecular …