Drying is one of the most complex and energy-consuming chemical unit operations. R&D
efforts in drying technology have skyrocketed in the past decades, as new drivers emerged …

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 …

Hysteresis is observed in sorption-induced swelling in various soft nanoporous polymers.
The associated coupling mechanism responsible for the observed sorption-induced swelling …

Moisture plays a central role in the performance of wood products because it affects
important material properties such as the resistance to decomposition, the mechanical …

A two-phase model of a wood microfibril consisting of crystalline cellulose and amorphous
hemicellulose is investigated with molecular dynamics in full range of sorption to understand …

Bamboo is a natural cellulosic material which is strongly reactive to water. Its hygroscopic
behavior affects almost all other physical and mechanical properties of bamboo. This study …

Wood is a porous, hygroscopic material that can take up water both within cell walls (cell-
wall water) and in the macrovoid structure (capillary water). Therefore, moisture transport in …

The material properties of wood are intimately tied to the amount of moisture contained in
the wood cell walls. The moisture content depends on the environmental conditions, ie …

The coefficient of hygroscopic swelling (CHS) of self-organized and shear-oriented cellulose
nanocrystal (CNC) films was determined by capturing hygroscopic strains produced as …

We document the hygroscopic swelling and shrinkage of the central and the thickest
secondary cell wall layer of wood (named S2) in response to changes in environmental …