Velcro mechanics in wood

David E. Kretschmann

Treesearch

Velcro mechanics in wood

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David E. Kretschmann

Year:

2003

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Nature materials. Vol. 2 (Dec. 2003): Pages 775-776

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Abstract

The remarkable deformability of wood in a moist environment resembles that of ductile metals. A combination of traditional mechanical tests and cutting-edge diffraction experiments reveal the molecular mechanism that determines such behaviour.

Keywords

Velcro mechanics, wood deformability, mechanical tests, diffraction

Citation

Kretschmann, David. 2003. Velcro mechanics in wood. Nature materials. Vol. 2 (Dec. 2003): Pages 775-776