The interest in using cellulose fibres as reinforcing elements in composite materials based
on polymeric matrices is constantly growing, mainly because of the many advantages …

Contact angle methods are widely used to evaluate the wettability of cellulose-based
surfaces and to judge their suitability for different applications. Wettability affects ink …

The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

Both reversible and irreversible changes take place as cellulosic fibers are manufactured
into paper products one or more times. This review considers both physical and chemical …

The physicochemical surface properties of cellulose and lignocellulosic materials are of
major importance in the context of the production of composites, in papermaking, and textile …

It is very valuable to know the surface characteristics of phenol–formaldehyde (PF) resin with
lignin to promote the utilization of lignin that is sustainable organic materials. The surface …

The surface energetics of three cellulosic solids are characterized in terms of their
propensity to enter into Lifshitz-van der Waals and Lewis acid—base interactions with …

Wetting phenomena refer to macroscopic manifestations of intermolecular forces acting
across a solid-liquid interface. The purpose of this work is to achieve a better understanding …

Methods for characterizing surface properties of wood may be divided into four broad
categories: microscopic, spectroscopic, thermodynamic, and nanomechanical. Microscopic …

Enzymatic and chemical oxidation of fiber surfaces has been reported in the literature as a
method for producing medium density fiberboards without using synthetic adhesives. This …