Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall

by Stokke, Douglas D.; Groom, Leslie H.

• ISBN13: 9780813804392
• ISBN10: 0813804396
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-24
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This volume brings together a broad array of scientific expertise to focus on the characterization and utilization of cellulosic materials. Researchers from Austria, Germany, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S. explore many facets of the plant cell wall, from its fundamental structure and its manipulation via molecular biology to its application in composite materials. Exciting applications of near infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, confocal microscopy, and molecular coupling as a viscoelastic probe provide new insights into the ultrastructure and properties of cellulosic materials.

Author Biography

Douglas D Stokke is Assistant Professor at Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, and is past president of the Society of Wood Science and Technology.

Leslie H. Groom is Project Leader for the Utilization of Southern Forest Resources Research Unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface	x
Acknowledgments	xii
Part I Cell Wall Assembly and Function: New Frontiers
Tracheid and Sclereid Differentiation in Callus Cultures of Pinus radiata D. Don: Toward an in vitro System for Analyzing Gene Function	3	(17)
Ralf Moller
Armando G. McDonald
Christian Walter
Philip J. Harris
Optimizing for Multiple Functions: Mechanical and Structural Contributions of Cellulose Microfibrils and Lignin in Strengthening Tissues	20	(10)
Lothar Koehler
Frank W. Ewers
Frank W. Telewski
Mechanics of the Wood Cell Wall	30	(8)
Ingo Burgert
Jozef Keckes
Peter Fratzl
Prediction of Wood Structural Patterns in Trees by Using Ecological Models of Plant Water Relations	38	(15)
Barbara L. Gartner
Preparation and Properties of Cellulose/Xylan Nanocomposites	53	(14)
Sofia Dammstrom
Paul Gatenholm
Part II Probing Cell Wall Structure: Advances in Analysis
Determining Xylem Cell Wall Properties by Using Model Plant Species	67	(20)
Lloyd A. Donaldson
The Temperature Dependence of Wood Relaxations: A Molecular Probe of the Woody Cell Wall	87	(8)
Marie-Pierre G. Laborie
Rapid Estimation of Tracheid Morphological Characteristics of Green and Dry Wood by Near Infrared Spectroscopy	95	(15)
Laurence R. Schimleck
Christian Mora
Richard F. Daniels
FTIR Imaging of Wood and Wood Composites	110	(13)
Nicole Labbe
Timothy G. Rials
Stephen S. Kelley
Near Infrared Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Diffusion Process of Deuterium-labeled Molecules in Wood	123	(15)
Satoru Tsuchikawa
H.W. Siesler
Wood Stiffness by X-ray Diffractometry	138	(11)
Robert Evans
Part III Mesostructure and Applications: Science in Practice
Selected Mesostructure Properties in Loblolly Pine from Arkansas Plantations	149	(22)
David E. Kretschmann
Steven M. Cramer
Roderic Lakes
Troy Schmidt
Changes of Microfibril Angle after Radial Compression of Loblolly Pine Earlywood Specimens	171	(9)
Chih-Lin Huang
Variation of Kink and Curl of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Fibers	180	(12)
Brian K. Via
Todd F. Shupe
Leslie H. Groom
Michael Stine
Chi-Leung So
Effect of Chemical Fractionation Treatments on Silicon Dioxide Content and Distribution in Oryza sativa	192	(21)
Maria K. Inglesby
Delilah F. Wood
Gregory M. Gray
Characterization of Water-soluble Components from MDF Fibers	213	(14)
Armando G. McDonald
Andrew B. Clare
A. Roger Meder
Effects of Refiner Pressure on the Properties of Individual Wood Fibers	227	(14)
Leslie H. Groom
Chi-Leung So
Thomas Elder
Thomas Pesacreta
Timothy G. Rials
Wood Structure and Adhesive Bond Strength	241	(13)
Charles R. Frihart
Adhesion Mechanisms of Durable Wood Adhesive Bonds	254	(13)
Douglas J. Gardner
Index	267