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Rautkari, Lauri
Aalto University
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- 2023Improving mechanical performance and functionality of birch veneer with mechano-enzymatic microfibrillated cellulose coatingcitations
- 2023Evaluating the quality of surface carbonized woods modified with a contact charring or a gas flame charring techniquecitations
- 2022Decay Resistance of Surface Carbonized Woodcitations
- 2022Effect of Moisture on Polymer Deconstruction in HCl Gas Hydrolysis of Woodcitations
- 2022Moisture Sorption of Wood Surfaces Modified by One-Sided Carbonization as an Alternative to Traditional Façade Coatingscitations
- 2021Bioinspired living coating system in service: evaluation of the wood protected with biofinish during one-year natural weatheringcitations
- 2021Deswelling of microfibril bundles in drying wood studied by small-angle neutron scattering and molecular dynamicscitations
- 2021Water-accessibility of interfibrillar spaces in spruce wood cell wallscitations
- 2021Thermal modification of wood—a review: chemical changes and hygroscopicitycitations
- 2020Observing microfibril bundles in wood by small-angle neutron scattering
- 2020The effect of compression and incision on wood veneer and plywood physical and mechanical propertiescitations
- 2020Bundling of cellulose microfibrils in native and polyethylene glycol-containing wood cell walls revealed by small-angle neutron scatteringcitations
- 2020Effect of weathering on surface functional groups of charred norway spruce cladding panelscitations
- 2020Moisture-related changes in the nanostructure of woods studied with X-ray and neutron scatteringcitations
- 2020Resistance of thermally modified and pressurized hot water extracted Scots pine sapwood against decay by the brown-rot fungus Rhodonia placentacitations
- 2019Small-angle scattering model for efficient characterization of wood nanostructure and moisture behaviourcitations
- 2018The effect of de- and re-polymerization during heat-treatment on the mechanical behavior of Scots pine sapwood under quasi-static loadcitations
- 2018Sorption-related characteristics of surface charred spruce woodcitations
- 2018Influence of water and humidity on wood modification with lactic acidcitations
- 2018Thermal Isomerization of Hydroxyazobenzenes as a Platform for Vapor Sensingcitations
- 2018Thermal Isomerization of Hydroxyazobenzenes as a Platform for Vapor Sensingcitations
- 2017THE INFLUENCE OF THERMAL MODIFICATION ON VENEER BOND STRENGTH
- 2017Surface activation of wood by corona treatment and NaOH soaking for improved bond performance in plywoodcitations
- 2017Influence of temperature of thermal treatment on surface densification of sprucecitations
- 2017Pre-treatment with sodium silicate, sodium hydroxide, ionic liquids or methacrylate resin to reduce the set-recovery and increase the hardness of surface-densified scots pinecitations
- 2016Cladding boards in wooden facades
- 2015Influence of Welding Time on Tensile-Shear Strength of Linear Friction Welded Birch (Betula pendula L.) Woodcitations
- 2015High-Strength Composite Fibers from Cellulose-Lignin Blends Regenerated from Ionic Liquid Solutioncitations
- 2014Internal vapour pressure of plywood during hot pressing process (STSM funded by COST Action FP1006)
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Bioinspired living coating system in service: evaluation of the wood protected with biofinish during one-year natural weathering
Abstract
<p>The service life performance of timber products exposed to natural weathering is a critical factor limiting the broad use of wood as an external building element. The goal of this study was to investigate the in-service characterization of an innovative biofinish coating system. It is a novel surface finishing solution based on the bioinspired concept of living fungal cells designed for effective wood protection. The performance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood coated with biofinish was compared with uncoated references. Samples were exposed to natural weathering for 12 months under the climatic conditions of northern Italy. The visual appearance, colour, gloss, wettability, and 3D surface topography of the wood surface were examined. Results revealed that the total colour changes (∆E) of biofinish-coated wood were negligible. Untreated Scots pine wood revealed the changes in colour after just three months of exposure. The gloss changes of both surface types were small. The contact angle measured on biofinish-coated wood was higher compared to that of uncoated Scots pine. Surface roughness increased in uncoated wood due to the erosion effect caused by the weathering progress. Conversely, the surface roughness of biofinish-coated samples decreased along the exposure time. This phenomenon was explained by two self-healing mechanisms: migration of non-polymerized oil to the cracked surface, where it polymerizes and creates a closed layer, and local regrowth to cover damaged spots by living fungal cells present in the coating. The obtained results revealed the superior aesthetic performance of the biofinish surface treatment against natural weathering. By considering the fully bio-based nature of the investigated coating, it was concluded that this solution can be an attractive alternative for state-of-the-art wood protection technologies.</p>