Investigating radial gradient variations of nanostructure of cellulose microfibrils in bamboo culm by synchrotron X-ray scattering

W Hua, G Peng, X Miao, S Yang, L Shang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bamboo is a swiftly renewable natural material. A thorough exploration of its functional
hierarchical structure is helpful to improve its utilization efficiency. Previous studies have …

Effects of moisture content and fibrous structure on the uniaxial compression behavior of natural bamboo

G Chen, H Luo - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The compression properties of natural bamboo were tested, and the crush morphologies
with different moisture contents and fibrous structure were observed. Real-time acoustic …

Effect of hygro-mechanical treatment combined with saturated steam on bamboo cell wall: Structural, chemical, and hygroscopic properties

M Bao, S Zhao, R Tang, J Wei, Y Bao, N Li, F Lin… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bamboo has shown great potential in various fields such as construction, furniture, and
decoration due to its fast growth rate, short degradation cycle, strong carbon sequestration …

Shrinking and swelling of moso bamboo with different gradient variations: Effects of culm height and presence of pith

J Zhu, Y Fan, K Chen, Y Tan, H Peng, Z Li… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hygroscopicity of bamboo leads to shrinking and swelling, which affects the processing
and utilization of bamboo and its products. To enhance the understanding of the shrinking …

Disrupted cellulose aggregation leads to the reduced mechanical performance of wood–adhesive interphase during freeze–thaw cycles

Y Cao, C Xu, S Xu, H Chen, Y Yan, Y Chen, Q Wu… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
The mechanical performance of engineered wooden products facing the freeze–thaw cycles
(FTCs) arises as an attention-worthy issue since the application of timber architectures in …

Effect of moisture content on bamboo's mode I interlaminar fracture toughness: The competition between promoting and impeding crack growth

Q Chen, B Fei, J Qi, S Zhang, X Huang, Y Jiang… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Most engineering materials are chosen based on their fracture toughness rather than their
strength. However, water molecules in air would interact with these materials and affect their …