Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall

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.

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.

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

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Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall

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