In situ visualization of hardwood microcracks occurring during drying

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-328

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

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acacia hybrid (A. mangium A. auriculiformis); Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Hardwood; Melia azedarach; Microcrack

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HARDWOODS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM; ACACIUM HYBRID (A MANGIUM × A AURICULIFORMIS); CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL-LASER-SCANNING-MICROSCOPY; MELIA AZEDARACH; RAY PARENCHYMA; SITU VISUALIZATION; WOOD RAYS; WOODFIBER;

DRYING;

ACACIA; BUILDINGS; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LASERS; LOPHIRA; SCANNING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM; MELIA AZEDARACH;

EID: 70350610332     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-009-1041-5     Document Type: Article

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