[HTML][HTML] Bamboo-based composites: A review on fundamentals and processes of bamboo bonding

WN Nkeuwa, J Zhang, KE Semple, M Chen… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable development and applications of bamboo and bamboo-wood composites
require better understanding and optimization of bamboo bonding. This paper provides a …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in engineered bamboo processing: material conversion and structure

M Khajouei-Nezhad, K Semple, V Nasir… - Advances in Bamboo …, 2023 - Elsevier
With bamboo's rapid renewability, short rotation period, versatility, and good mechanical
properties, engineered bamboo composites have undergone significant evolution. This …

Bamboo-inspired cell-scale assembly for energy device applications

Q Lin, R Gao, D Li, Y Lu, S Liu, Y Yu, Y Huang… - npj Flexible …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid advances in flexible and wearable smart textiles demand low-cost, high-
energy/power-density fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs). The performance of FSCs is …

Bamboo-inspired design of a stable and high-efficiency catalytic capillary microreactor for nitroaromatics reduction

J Li, R Ma, Y Lu, Z Wu, R Liu, M Su, X Jin… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
A stable and high-efficiency bamboo-inspired catalytic capillary microreactor (CMR)
decorated with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) is skillfully designed for the continuous-flow …

Gradient changes in fiber bundle content and mechanical properties lead to asymmetric bending of bamboo

X Wang, X Chen, B Huang, L Chen, C Fang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterial bamboo has excellent strength and toughness. The content of fiber
bundles and the gradually increasing tensile strength of fiber bundles from the inside to the …

In-plane compressive behavior of short cross-laminated bamboo and timber

H Li, Y Wei, L Yan, KE Semple, C Dai - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the post-yield behavior of 5-layer cross-laminated bamboo and
timber (CLBT) short wall specimens under in-plane compressive loading, and cross …

Replacing plastic with bamboo: eco-friendly disposable tableware based on the separation of bamboo fibers and the reconstruction of their network structure

X Chen, F Chen, H Jiang, J Wang, YX Li… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Disposable bamboo fiber tableware is a novel type of product that utilizes sustainable, high-
performance bamboo fiber to minimize plastic pollution. In this study, we developed a high …

High-performance, low-cost, chemical-free, and reusable bamboo drinking straw: An all-natural substitute for plastic straws

Y Luan, B Huang, L Chen, X Wang, Y Ma, M Yin… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The environmental problems caused by disposable plastic straws have been widely
concerned around the world. Developing degradable straws made of eco-friendly materials …

A dual resin application system for improved bamboo-wood bonding

J Zhang, K Semple, M Chen, C Dai - International Journal of Adhesion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a dual resin application system using commercial phenol formaldehyde (PF)
resins with different molecular weight (MW) was investigated to improve bonding …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and mechanisms of foam-like bamboo parenchyma tissue

Q Su, L Chen, C Dai, B Fei, X Chen, X Luo… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased awareness of environmental problems has shifted the attention from synthetic
polymer porous materials to natural plant porous materials like bamboo parenchyma tissue …