Experimental micromechanical characterisation of wood cell walls

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-182

  Eder, Michaela ^a   Arnould, Olivier ^b   Dunlop, John W C ^a   Hornatowska, Joanna ^c   Salmén, Lennart ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL PROPERTIES; CELL WALLS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; MICRO-MECHANICAL; SINGLE CELLS; STATE OF THE ART; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TENSILE TESTS; WOOD CELL WALLS; WOOD MATERIALS; WOOD-BASED MATERIALS;

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

WOOD;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTS; WOOD;

EID: 84872321353     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-012-0515-6     Document Type: Article

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