Journal article
Wood and the Activity of Dead Tissue.
- Eder M Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany.
- Schäffner W Institute of Cultural History and Theory, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany.
- Burgert I ETH Zürich, Wood Materials Science, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.
- Fratzl P Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany.
- 2020-08-05
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- Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 2020
active materials
analog codes
cellulose fibrils
physical intelligence
wood materials
wood microarchitecture
English
Wood is a prototypical biological material, which adapts to mechanical requirements. The microarchitecture of cellulose fibrils determines the mechanical properties of woody materials, as well as their actuation properties, based on absorption and desorption of water. Herein it is argued that cellulose fiber orientation corresponds to an analog code that determines the response of wood to humidity as an active material. Examples for the harvesting of wood activity, as well as bioinspiration, are given.
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- English
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- hybrid
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- DOI 10.1002/adma.202001412
- PMID 32748985
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/95014
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