Urea-formaldehyde resin penetration into Pinus radiata tracheid walls assessed by TEM-EDXS

Adya P. Singh, Arif Nuryawan, Byung Dae Park, Kwang Ho Lee

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Abstract

This paper reports a new method of detecting urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin penetration into the cell walls of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in combination with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS). The quantifications of penetrated UF resin in the ultrathin cuts of cell walls were realized by detecting nitrogen (N) element by TEM-EDXS. Both line scan and area mapping revealed N in cell walls in contact with resin-filled lumens but not in those in contact with empty lumens. Thus, UF resin had penetrated the cell walls from the lumen side.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-306
Number of pages4
JournalHolzforschung
Volume69
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • cell wall
  • Pinus radiata
  • TEM-EDXS
  • UF resin penetration

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