Densification processes are used to improve the mechanical and physical properties of
lignocellulose materials by either collapsing the cell cavities or by filling up the pores …

Bamboo is a widely available bio-resource that is considered as a sustainable and eco-
friendly raw material for fabricating composites that could replace timber and timber-based …

Bamboo is widely recognized as an engineering material with great potential. Conventional
rectangular bamboo strip lumber has low utilization rate from milling arc-shaped strips flat …

Bamboo units used for manufacturing engineered bamboo products are typically processed
by breaking and planing, resulting in products with high glue content, substantial costs, and …

Bamboo strips can be made into large-scale bamboo-based materials for construction and
engineering materials, but the susceptibility of bamboo to degradation associated with …

Due to the continuously increasing demand for building materials across the world, it is
necessary to use renewable materials in place of the existing nonrenewable materials in …

Bamboo has attracted much attention and gained economic and environmental values for its
excellent properties such as fast growth, short rotation, sustainability, and high strength. One …

In this study, Dendrocalamus asper and Phyllostachys edulis (Moso) bamboo were
subjected to a two-phase process of flattening and densification using a non-confined …

Transverse compression of bamboo occurs during manufacturing of engineered bamboo
products and densified bamboo, as well as in service under compressive-loading in …

The environmental problems caused by disposable plastic straws have been widely
concerned around the world. Developing degradable straws made of eco-friendly materials …