Wood Properties: Strength, Density, Hardness
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 1042
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polysaccharide; lignocellulose; bamboo chemistry; wood chemistry; wood structure and mechanical property
Interests: bamboo properties; structure; mechanical property; viscoelasticity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The applications of wood, including wood composites, structural timber, and engineering timber, are inherently linked to the intrinsic properties of wood itself, and the growth of wood and its associated physiological and anatomical characteristics are also of significance in the utilization of wood. Therefore, the enhancement of wood properties through innovative physical, chemical, and biological techniques is essential for the high-value utilization of wood. This Special Issue attempts to analyse the properties of wood using a number of new technological tools, and to improve the properties of wood using advanced methods.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The chemical modification of wood;
- The mechanical properties of wood;
- Wood and polymer materials;
- Bamboo and Rattan viscoelasticity;
- Bamboo structure and products;
- The analyses of wood processing residues;
- High-value utilization of lignocellulose.
Dr. Ying Guan
Dr. Xinxin Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical property
- genetic modification
- chemical modification
- polymer materials
- lignocellulose
- bamboo and rattan
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