A tandem project of Prof. Dr. Frauke Gräter (MPI for Polymer Research) and Dr. Yu Ogawa (MPI of Colloids and Interfaces).
Persons
- Prof. Dr. Frauke Gräter (Director Biomolecular Mechanics Department, MPI for Polymer Research)
- Dr. Uladzimir Barayeu (W2 Group Leader @ MPI for Polymer Research)
- Dr. Aleksandra Pavicevic (Postdoc @ MPI for Polymer Research)
- Dr. Yu Ogawa (W2 Group Leader @ MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials)
- Prof. Silvia Vignolini (Director Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials Department, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces)
Project summary
Wood is under perpetual mechanical stress, being it forces from gravity, wind or other stresses. How these mechanical forces are sensed, and what the direct role of cellulose is therein remains largely unknown. However, for sustainable materials, repair of the material is key to its longevity, and sensing mechanical damage a prerequisite. We aim at revealing new mechanosensing mechanisms in wood.
