Intelligent designs from nature: biomimetic applications in wood technology

Y Chen, B Dang, C Wang, Y Wang, Y Yang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Biological systems, adapted through millions of years of evolution with various functional
trade-offs, have emerged as a crucial source of inspiration for the design of advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Pectin and pectin-based composite materials: Beyond food texture

C Lara-Espinoza, E Carvajal-Millán… - Molecules, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Pectins are plant cell wall natural heteropolysaccharides composed mainly of α-1-4 d-
galacturonic acid units, which may or may not be methyl esterified, possesses neutral sugars …

Wood-cellulose-fiber-based functional materials for triboelectric nanogenerators

C Zhang, J Mo, Q Fu, Y Liu, S Wang, S Nie - Nano Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Applications and advantages of wood cellulose fiber in TENG are introduced by
analyzing their structural characteristics.•The structural design and performance optimization …

Pectin as a rheology modifier: Origin, structure, commercial production and rheology

SY Chan, WS Choo, DJ Young, XJ Loh - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Pectins are a diverse family of biopolymers with an anionic polysaccharide backbone of α-1,
4-linked d-galacturonic acids in common. They have been widely used as emulsifiers …

[HTML][HTML] Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization

W Li, YCJ Lin, YL Chen, C Zhou, S Li, N De Ridder… - Molecular Plant, 2024‏ - cell.com
Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial
ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on …

Comparative structure and biomechanics of plant primary and secondary cell walls

DJ Cosgrove, MC Jarvis - Frontiers in plant science, 2012‏ - frontiersin.org
Recent insights into the physical biology of plant cell walls are reviewed, summarizing the
essential differences between primary and secondary cell walls and identifying crucial gaps …

Abiotic and biotic stresses and changes in the lignin content and composition in plants

JCMS Moura, CAV Bonine… - Journal of integrative …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is a polymer of phenylpropanoid compounds formed through a complex biosynthesis
route, represented by a metabolic grid for which most of the genes involved have been …

Transcription factor PagMYB31 positively regulates cambium activity and negatively regulates xylem development in poplar

Y Zhang, S Chen, L Xu, S Chu, X Yan, L Lin… - The Plant …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Wood formation involves consecutive developmental steps, including cell division of
vascular cambium, xylem cell expansion, secondary cell wall (SCW) deposition, and …

[ספר][B] Plant cell walls

P Albersheim, A Darvill, K Roberts, R Sederoff… - 2010‏ - books.google.com
Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth,
development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse …

[ספר][B] Plant roots: the hidden half

A Eshel, T Beeckman - 2013‏ - books.google.com
The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …