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Optically Transparent Wood: Recent Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Transparent wood is an emerging load‐bearing material reinvented from natural wood scaffolds with added light management functionalities. Such material shows promising properties for buildings and related structural applications, including its renewable and abundant origin, interesting optical properties, outstanding mechanical performance, low density, low thermal conductivity, and great potential for multifunctionalization. In this study, a detailed summary of recent progress on the transparent wood research topic is presented. Remaining questions and challenges related to transparent wood preparation, optical property measurements, and transparent wood modification and applications are discussed.

Source: Advanced Optical Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adom.201800059

Authors: Yuanyuan Li, Elena Vasileva, Ilya Sychugov, Sergei Popov, Lars Berglund

Institutions: Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Wood Treatment and Properties

Subfield: Building and Construction

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,322

Funders: Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Vetenskapsrådet, European Research Council