The fractal nature of wood revealed by water absorption

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-339

  Redinz, José Arnaldo ^a   Guimarães, Paulo Roberto Colares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fractals; Porosity; Void volume; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542680914     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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