Wood Biomaterial is Strongest Yet

May-12-18 A new biomaterial made of wood nanofibers could rival spider silk for strength.

Developed by a team from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the material relies on cellulose nanofibers, which make the cell walls of the wood stiff. By suspending the nanofibers in narrow channels of low pH, deionized water, the team was able to use a flow-assisted assembly technique to direct the nanofibers into dense bundles. Being hailed as the strongest biomaterial to date, the material is stiff, strong and lightweight, and could find its way into cars, bikes and planes as well as carbon tubes to assemble other nanofibers.

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