Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

The complexity of plant cell walls on different hierarchical levels still impedes the detailed
understanding of biosynthetic pathways, interferes with processing in industry and finally …

Low-frequency vibration modes of biological particles, such as proteins, viruses and
bacteria, involve coherent collective vibrations at frequencies in the terahertz and gigahertz …

In this work, hydratable plastics is being introduced as a new class of materials for effective
solar desalination for the first time. In the form of highly amorphous regenerated cellulose …

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 …

Despite the thousands of years of wood utilization, the mechanisms of wood
hygromechanics remain barely elucidated, owing to the nanoscopic system size and highly …

Adsorption can deform porous solids, and mechanical stresses or strains can impact the
adsorption process: this mini-review is dedicated to this coupling. After introducing some …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. The
systematic use of improved tools for diagnosing and genotyping has completely changed …

The changes of porosity, chemical composition and cellulose crystalline structure of Spruce
(Picea abies Karst.) wood cell walls due to compression combined with steam treatment (CS …

The bromeliad Tillandsia landbeckii thrives in the Atacama desert of Chile using the fog
captured by specialized leaf trichomes to satisfy its water needs. However, it is still unclear …