Nanostructural deformation of high-stiffness spruce wood under tension

Abstract Conifer wood is an exceptionally stiff and strong material when its cellulose microfibrils are well aligned. However, it is not well understood how the polymer components cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin co-operate to resist tensile stress in wood. From X-ray scattering, neutron scatter...

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Main Authors: Lynne H. Thomas, Clemens M. Altaner, V. Trevor Forsyth, Estelle Mossou, Craig J. Kennedy, Anne Martel, Michael C. Jarvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79676-2