Microcracks occurring during drying visualized by confocal laser scanning microscopy

IAWA Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Sakagami, Hiroki ^a   Tsuda, Kosuke ^a   Matsumura, Junji ^a   Oda, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy, microcracks, drying, ray parenchyma, Cryptomeria japonica

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 67249160783     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000213     Document Type: Article

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