Plant fibre: molecular structure and biomechanical properties, of a complex living material, influencing its deconstruction towards a biobased composite

M Sorieul, A Dickson, SJ Hill, H Pearson - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
Plant cell walls form an organic complex composite material that fulfils various functions. The
hierarchical structure of this material is generated from the integration of its elementary …

Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks

J Berglund, D Mikkelsen, BM Flanagan, S Dhital… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Hemicelluloses, a family of heterogeneous polysaccharides with complex molecular
structures, constitute a fundamental component of lignocellulosic biomass. However, the …

Hierarchical biopolymer‐based materials and composites

JL Fredricks, AM Jimenez… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mass production and disposal of non‐degradable fossil‐based plastics is responsible
for alarming environmental and social issues when not managed responsibly. Towards …

Folding of xylan onto cellulose fibrils in plant cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR

TJ Simmons, JC Mortimer, OD Bernardinelli… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Exploitation of plant lignocellulosic biomass is hampered by our ignorance of the molecular
basis for its properties such as strength and digestibility. Xylan, the most prevalent non …

Evolution of xylan substitution patterns in gymnosperms and angiosperms: implications for xylan interaction with cellulose

M Busse-Wicher, A Li, RL Silveira, CS Pereira… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The interaction between cellulose and xylan is important for the load-bearing secondary cell
wall of flowering plants. Based on the precise, evenly spaced pattern of acetyl and …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the unique structural motifs of glucuronoxylan from hybrid aspen wood

P Sivan, E Heinonen, L Escudero, ML Gandla… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Xylan is a fundamental structural polysaccharide in plant secondary cell walls and a
valuable resource for biorefinery applications. Deciphering the molecular motifs of xylans …

Mechanical properties of bacterial cellulose synthesised by diverse strains of the genus Komagataeibacter

SQ Chen, P Lopez-Sanchez, D Wang, D Mikkelsen… - Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has several current and potential future uses in the food industry
because of its ability to form hydrogels with distinctive properties. The texture of BC …

Binding selectivity of dietary polyphenols to different plant cell wall components: Quantification and mechanism

ADT Phan, BM Flanagan, BR D'Arcy, MJ Gidley - Food Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Selected polyphenols exhibited binding selectivity to different cellulose-based composites
and apple cell walls. For catechin, cellulose is the dominant binding component, whereas …

Mechanical properties and wound healing potential of bacterial cellulose-xyloglucan-dextran hydrogels

SQ Chen, Q Liao, OW Meldrum, L Guo, K Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising material for use as an artificial skin in wound healing
application, however, its applications are limited due to its poor malleability. Incorporating …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and characterization of acetylated glucuronoarabinoxylan from sugarcane bagasse and straw

DM de Carvalho, A Martínez-Abad, DV Evtuguin… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse and straw are generated in large volumes as by-products of agro-
industrial production. They are an emerging valuable resource for the generation of …