Flax fibres are a promising reinforcement in the development of biocomposites and are
finding new applications in transport structures. However, there is a perceived problem with …

Wood‐derived cellulose materials obtained by structure‐retaining delignification are
attracting increasing attention due to their excellent mechanical properties and great …

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

With the increasing occurrences of industrial oily wastewater emissions and crude oil spills,
the deteriorated global environment and ecosystems have attracted a great deal of attention …

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 …

Vibration reduction has always been one of hot and important topics in mechanical
engineering, especially for the special measurement instrument. In this paper, a novel limb …

The remarkable mechanical performance of biological materials is based on intricate
structure–function relationships. Nanoindentation has become the primary tool for …

The properties of wood and wood-based materials are strongly dependent on the properties
of the fibres, that is, the cell wall properties. It is thus highly important to be able to …

The primary plant cell wall is a dynamically regulated composite material of multiple
biopolymers that forms a scaffold enclosing the plant cells. The mechanochemical make-up …

One of the common architectures in natural materials is the helicoidal (Bouligand) structure,
where fiber layers twist around a helical screw. Despite the many studies that have shown …