Researchers at Empa’s Cellulose and Wood Materials laboratory have developed a breakthrough material that avoids this dilemma ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...

Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Phenolic acid esters of cellulose show antioxidative and antimicrobial properties, which are very interesting for a variety of applications, ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria ... Glycosyrin's unique structure could inspire new pharmaceutical approaches.

Chemistry Department, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K. Bio-Techne (Tocris), The Watkins Building, Atlantic Road, Avonmouth ...

Here's how scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick witnessed living plant cells building their own cell walls. A team of researchers have captured continuous photographs of cellulose synthesis ...