Molecular deformation mechanisms of the wood cell wall material

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 198-206

  Jin, Kai ^a   Qin, Zhao ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Slip stick mechanism; Wood cell wall; Yielding of matrix

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; CELLULOSE; CYTOLOGY; DEFORMATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; LIGNIN; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STICK-SLIP;

ATOMISTIC RESOLUTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LAYERED NANOCOMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; MOLECULAR DEFORMATIONS; WOOD CELL WALLS;

WOOD;

CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; NANOCOMPOSITE; PLASTIC; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT; WOOD; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; WOOD;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CELL WALL; ELASTICITY; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOOD;

EID: 84916896481     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.11.010     Document Type: Article

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