Visualization of biomedical samples in their native environments at the microscopic scale is
crucial for studying fundamental principles and discovering biomedical systems with …

Flax fibres have been used by humans for approximately 10,000 years. With time, the
geographic area of production and cultivation has changed, as have the applications of flax …

Nano-FTIR and PeakForce quantitative nanomechanical mapping (PF QNM) are new AFM-
based techniques that can be applied to plant tissues to get high-resolution spatial …

Species distribution is strongly driven by local and global gradients in water availability but
the underlying mechanisms are not clear. Vulnerability to xylem embolism (P50) is a key trait …

One of the most important analytical techniques available to today's scientists is infrared
spectroscopy. Infrared spectroscopy has the advantage of being able to study virtually every …

Inadequate and non-uniform penetration of preservatives into refractory wood species is a
main concern in the wood preservation industry for pressure processes. Although the …

Pit membranes in bordered pits of tracheary elements of angiosperm xylem represent
primary cell walls that undergo structural and chemical modifications, not only during cell …

Vibrational spectroscopy is a very suitable tool for investigating the plant cell wall in situ with
almost no sample preparation. The structural information of all different constituents is …

Small biomolecules at the subcellular level are building blocks for the manifestation of
complex biological activities. However, non-intrusive in situ investigation of biological …

Researches of cellulose nanomaterials have seen nearly exponential growth over the past
several decades for versatile applications. The characterization of nanostructural …