Laboratories

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Wood Physics
- Mechanical properties and fracture mechanism of structural biomaterials
- Water and vapor permeability of wood and wood-based materials
- Quality improvement of resonance board for musical instrument

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Wood Based Materials and Timber Engineering
- Dynamic analysis and structural performance of timber construction
- Development of new wood-based materials and processing
- Environmental impact of wooden housing and recycling of wood resources

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Paper Science
- Interaction of base paper and coated layers
- Colorimetric analysis of paper and printed image
- Chemical and physical interactions between pulp fibers and wet-end additives

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Forest Chemistry
- Propagation and differentiation in cell cultures of woody plants
- Induction of secondary products in cell cultures of woody plants
- Biotransformation of biomass to useful metabolites by microorganism

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Wood Chemistry
- Synthesis of functional cellulose derivatives
- Development of pollution free pulping and bleaching technology
- Structural analysis of cell wall components

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Science of Polymeric Materials
- Synthesis of novel bio-based and biodegradable polymers
- High-performance plastics from natural and unnatural polysaccharides
- Structure analysis and characterization of ecofriendly polymers

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Adhesion Science and Bio-composites
- Structure and physical properties of adhesives and adhesive performances

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Sustainable Material Design
- Material and structural design for sustainable materials
- Asian forest resource utilization technology
- Study of wood biomass flow in sustainable recycle-oriented society

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Cellulose Chemistry
- SEC/MALLS/RI analysis of cellulose and other polymers
- Mechanism of xylem formation, analyzed by NanoSIMS
- Preparation and characterization of nanocellulose/polymer composites