The University of Tennessee, led by the head of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Art Ragauskas, is ...

Rates of swelling of wood cell walls in water and alcohol suggest that the mechanism of uptake of liquid and vapour involves two stages—wetting or adsorption at capillary surfaces followed by ...

Wood cells and cell walls are visible in the lower magnification. Macrofibrils are visible at the higher magnification.

We focus on genes that regulate various aspects of wood development. We study genes that contribute to cell division activity in vascular cambium, the meristem between xylem (wood) and phloem.

tiny rod-like filaments that house wood cells. They found that hardwood trees, such as oak or birch, have macrofibrils about 15 nanometres in diameter, whereas softwood trees, such as pine or ...

Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.