Preface ........................................................ vii Chapter 1 Wood and Society ....................................... 1 Christopher D. Risbrudt PART I Structure and Chemistry Chapter 2 Structure and Function of Wood ......................... 9 Alex C. Wiedenhoeft and Regis B. Miller Chapter 3 Cell Wall Chemistry ................................... 35 Roger M. Rowell, Roger Pettersen, James S. Han, Jeffrey S. Rowell, and Mandla A. Tshabalala PART II Properties Chapter 4 Moisture Properties ................................... 77 Roger M. Rowell Chapter 5 Biological Properties ................................. 99 Rebecca E. Ibach Chapter 6 Thermal Properties ................................... 121 Roger M. Rowell and Susan L. LeVan-Green Chapter 7 Weathering of Wood ................................... 139 R. Sam Williams Chapter 8 Surface Characterization ............................. 187 Mandla A. Tshabalala PART III Wood Composites Chapter 9 Wood Adhesion and Adhesives .......................... 215 Charles R. Frihart Chapter 10 Wood Composites ..................................... 279 Lars Bergland and Roger M. Rowell Chapter 11 Chemistry of Wood Strength .......................... 303 Jerrold E. Winandy and Roger M. Rowell Chapter 12 Fiber Webs .......................................... 349 Roger M. Rowell, James S. Han, and Von L. Byrd Chapter 13 Wood Thermoplastic Composites ....................... 365 Daniel F. Caulfield, Craig Clemons, Rodney E. Jacobson, and Roger M. Rowell PART IV Property Improvements Chapter 14 Chemical Modification of Wood ....................... 381 Roger M. Rowell Chapter 15 Lumen Modifications ................................. 421 Rebecca E. Ibach and W. Dale Ellis Chapter 16 Plasma Treatment of Wood ............................ 447 Ferencz S. Denes, L. Emilio Cruz-Barba, and Sorin Manolache Index .......................................................... 475