[HTML][HTML] Water in wood: A review of current understanding and knowledge gaps

EE Thybring, M Fredriksson, SL Zelinka, SV Glass - Forests, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Wood-water interactions are central to the utilization of wood in our society since water
affects many important characteristics of wood. This topic has been investigated for more …

interaction of water vapour with wood and other hygro-responsive materials

C Hill, M Altgen, P Penttilӓ, L Rautkari - Journal of Materials Science, 2024‏ - Springer
The purpose of this review is to report on the state-of-the-art on the interaction of moisture
with natural materials and fabricated biomimetic functional materials, with an emphasis upon …

Role of hydrogen bonding in hysteresis observed in sorption-induced swelling of soft nanoporous polymers

M Chen, B Coasne, R Guyer, D Derome… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Hysteresis is observed in sorption-induced swelling in various soft nanoporous polymers.
The associated coupling mechanism responsible for the observed sorption-induced swelling …

Multi-scale analysis of the effects of hysteresis on the hydrothermal behaviour of bio-based materials: Application to hemp concrete

F Benmahiddine, F Bennai, A Charaka… - … and Building Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Experimental measurements of sorption isotherms show a difference between the water
contents in the adsorption phase and the desorption one. This is mainly due to the …

Characterization of stable and unstable states of moisture in wood during sorption by low-field NMR

F Sun, K Chen, Y Tan, H Peng, T Zhan, L Cai… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wood is a hygroscopic material that often undergoes dynamic moisture exchange with
surroundings. Exploring the moisture state during moisture exchanges is crucial for …

Hygroscopic behaviour of lignocellulosic materials: Dataset at oscillating relative humidity variations

G Almeida, R Remond, P Perré - Journal of Building Engineering, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to study the hygroscopic behaviour of lignocellulosic materials
used in building insulation. Five lignocellulosic materials have been studied and compared …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Relative Humidity on the Mechanical Properties of Palm Leaf Manuscripts: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Aging

W Zhang, S Wang, H Guo - Molecules, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Palm leaf manuscripts are a valuable part of world cultural heritage. Studying the
mechanical properties of palm leaf manuscripts and their changes due to environmental …

Water sorption hysteresis in wood: I review and experimental patterns–geometric characteristics of scanning curves

J Shi, S Avramidis - Holzforschung, 2017‏ - degruyter.com
The origin of sorption hysteresis in the wood-water system is still under debate. In
nanoporous-fluid systems, in general, hysteresis is explained as the manifestation of …

Impact of physical changes in mushroom on variation in moisture sorption

L Hu, J Bi, X **, R van der Sman - Journal of Food Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this work, physical changes such as protein denaturation, cell membrane integrity, and the
viscoelastic relaxation of mushrooms, as induced by drying treatments, were investigated as …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Hygroscopic Properties of Palm Leaf Manuscripts

W Zhang, S Wang, H Guo - Forests, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Palm Leaf Manuscripts are an invaluable part of the cultural heritage of the world. Due to
their strong hygroscopic properties, Palm Leaf Manuscripts are particularly susceptible to …