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  1. Mechanical contribution of secondary phloem to postural control in trees: the bark side of the force

    Article • New Phytologist, August 2018, Wiley

    Dr Bruno Clair

  2. The effect of sectioning and ultrasonication on the mesoporosity of poplar tension wood

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  3. Contribution of cellulose to the moisture-dependent elastic behaviour of wood

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Clair

  4. Critical review on the mechanisms of maturation stress generation in trees

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, September 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Bruno Clair

  5. New Insights on Wood Dimensional Stability Influenced by Secondary Metabolites: The Case of a Fast-Growing Tropical Species Bagassa guianensis Aubl.

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Clair

  6. Mesoporosity changes from cambium to mature tension wood: a new step toward the understanding of maturation stress generation in trees

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Bruno Clair

  7. Wood Formation in Trees

    Article • April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Bruno Clair

  8. Biomechanical performances of trees in the phase of active reorientation

    Article • Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, January 2014, Mendel University Press

    Dr Bruno Clair

  9. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reaction Wood

    Article • November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  10. Biomechanical Action and Biological Functions

    Article • November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  11. Deposition and organisation of cell wall polymers during maturation of poplar tension wood by FTIR microspectroscopy

    Article • Planta, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  12. Patterns of longitudinal and tangential maturation stresses in Eucalyptus nitens plantation trees

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  13. The Evolutionary Fate of Phenotypic Plasticity and Functional Traits under Domestication in Manioc: Changes in Stem Biomechanics and the Appearance of Stem Brittleness

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Clair

  14. Influence of hygromechanical history on the longitudinal mechanosorptive creep of wood

    Article • Holzforschung, August 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr Bruno Clair

  15. SOLVENT POLARITY AND INTERNAL STRESSES CONTROL THE SWELLING BEHAVIOUR OF GREEN WOOD DURING DEHYDRATION IN ORGANIC SOLUTION

    Article • BioResources, April 2012, BioResources

    Dr Bruno Clair

  16. Evidence that release of internal stress contributes to drying strains of wood

    Article • Holzforschung, March 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr Bruno Clair

  17. Age trends of microfibril angle inheritance and their genetic and environmental correlations with growth, density and chemical properties in Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake wood

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  18. The effect of the G‐layer on the viscoelastic properties of tropical hardwoods

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  19. Relationship between wood elastic strain under bending and cellulose crystal strain

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Clair

  20. Representativeness of wood biomechanical properties measured after storage in different conditions

    Article • Trees, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  21. The decreasing radial wood stiffness pattern of some tropical trees growing in the primary forest is reversed and increases when they are grown in a plantation

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  22. Maturation Stress Generation in Poplar Tension Wood Studied by Synchrotron Radiation Microdiffraction

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, November 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Bruno Clair

  23. Erratum to: Identification of anisotropic vibrational properties of Padauk wood with interlocked grain

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  24. Identification of anisotropic vibrational properties of Padauk wood with interlocked grain

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  25. Wood properties and chemical composition of the eccentric growth branch of Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki

    Article • Trees, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  26. Maturation Stress Generation in Poplar Tension Wood Studied by Synchrotron Radiation Microdiffraction

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Bruno Clair

  27. Predicting Microfibril Angle inEucalyptusWood from Different Wood Faces and Surface Qualities Using near Infrared Spectra

    Article • Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, January 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Bruno Clair

  28. Mechanical characteristics of aged Hinoki wood from Japanese historical buildings

    Article • Comptes Rendus Physique, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Clair

  29. Origin of the characteristic hygro-mechanical properties of the gelatinous layer in tension wood from Kunugi oak (Quercus acutissima)

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  30. On the time-temperature equivalency in green wood: Characterisation of viscoelastic properties in longitudinal direction

    Article • Holzforschung, May 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr Bruno Clair

  31. Deformation induced by ethanol substitution in normal and tension wood of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and simarouba (Simarouba amara Aubl.)

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  32. Evidence and modelling of physical aging in green wood

    Article • Rheologica Acta, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  33. Varietal difference in cellulose microfibril dimensions observed by infrared spectroscopy

    Article • Cellulose, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  34. Relationships between growth stress and wood properties in poplar I-69 (Populus deltoides Bartr.cv. “Lux” ex I-69/55)

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  35. Characterization of a Gel in the Cell Wall To Elucidate the Paradoxical Shrinkage of Tension Wood

    Article • Biomacromolecules, February 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Bruno Clair

  36. Growth Stresses are Highly Controlled by the Amount of G-Layer in Poplar Tension Wood

    Article • IAWA Journal, January 2008, Brill

    Dr Bruno Clair

  37. Transverse shrinkage in G-fibers as a function of cell wall layering and growth strain

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  38. Peculiar tension wood structure in Laetia procera (Poepp.) Eichl. (Flacourtiaceae)

    Article • Trees, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  39. Mechanical Behavior of Cellulose Microfibrils in Tension Wood, in Relation with Maturation Stress Generation

    Article • Biophysical Journal, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Clair

  40. Compression stress in opposite wood of angiosperms: observations in chestnut, mani and poplar

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, July 2006, EDP Sciences

    Dr Bruno Clair

  41. Tension Wood and Oppositewood in 21 Tropical Rain Forest Species

    Article • IAWA Journal, January 2006, Brill

    Dr Bruno Clair

  42. On the detachment of the gelatinous layer in tension wood fiber

    Article • Journal of Wood Science, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Clair

  43. Precautions for the Structural Analysis of the Gelatinous Layer in Tension Wood

    Article • IAWA Journal, January 2005, Brill

    Dr Bruno Clair

  44. Mapping Radial,Tangential and Longitudinal Shrinkages and Relation to Tension Wood in Discs of the Tropical Tree Symphonia globulifera

    Article • Holzforschung, October 2003, De Gruyter

    Dr Bruno Clair

  45. Imaging the Mechanical Properties of Wood Cell Wall Layers by Atomic Force Modulation Microscopy

    Article • IAWA Journal, January 2003, Brill

    Dr Bruno Clair

  46. SHRINKAGE OF THE GELATINOUS LAYER OF POPLAR AND BEECH TENSION WOOD

    Article • IAWA Journal, January 2001, Brill

    Dr Bruno Clair

  47. Utilisation de la microscopie acoustique pour l'�tude des propri�t�s locales du bois : �tude pr�liminaire de param�tres exp�rimentaux

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, May 2000, EDP Sciences

    Dr Bruno Clair