The anatomical characteristics of the culms and culm bases ssanggol- min-bamboo, which are mutated species Phyllostachys bambusoides, were investigated using optical microscopy to understand material properties. vascular bundles in both type I. There a few abnormal base ssanggol-bamboo, more developed fiber inner part min-bamboo. A wavy surface was observed pith cavity ssanggol-bamboo culms. In...

The influence of the vegetation surrounding black-painted calabash ovitraps on the number of eggs of the mosquito Toxorhynchites moctezuma they attracted was investigated using oviposition data gathered from a seasonal-deciduous forest in Trinidad, West Indies. More eggs were laid into ovitraps situated either within or directly adjacent to trees or bamboo stools than those not associated with ...

Searching for materials to provide proper housing with less emission and low energy becomes an urgent demand with the ever-growing population. Bamboo has gained a reputation as an ecofriendly, highly renewable source of material. Parallel Strand Bamboo (PSB) is a new biocomposite made of bamboo strips which has superiority performances than wood products. It has attracted considerable interests...

This study was undertaken to investigate drug resistance in Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains isolated from bamboo rats in Zhejiang province of China. One hundred and fifty-four E. coli strains were isolated from dead bamboo rats. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect the representative genes encoding resistance to commonly used β-lactam antibiotics. Highest resistance was observe...

We investigated the stress-strain curve and failure characteristics of natural bamboo fiber bundle which was taken by steam explosion treatment. Tensile test of the fiber was conducted at the temperature range from 293 to 473 K. Fracture morphology around o top of bamboo fiber tested at various temperatures was observed. It was found that failure behavior vary in testing temperature. It appreci...

Large quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released from heat-treated bamboo during the manufacturing process of recombinant bamboo, which affects the environment and human health. In this study, bamboo was treated at 150 °C, 180 °C, and 210 °C for 3 h, and VOCs were collected every hour using a Tenax tube. The VOCs were analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) ...

Microsatellites, tandem repeats of short nucleotide (1-6 bp) sequences, are the DNA marker of choice because of their highly polymorphic, ubiquitous distribution within genome, ease of genotyping through polymerase chain reaction (PCR), selectively neutral, co-dominant and multi allelic nature. Six microsatellites, three polymorphic and three monomorphic, have been characterized for the first t...

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazei ex H. de Lebaie), one of the most commonly used species in China, is a strong and stiff material. In this paper, the manufacturing process for glued bamboo laminate (GBL) is presented. The mechanical properties of GBL (compression strength, bending, tension, and shearing) were tested. Results indicated that the mechanical properties of GBL were signifi...

The activated bamboo char (ABC) was available commercially and carbon nanofibers (CNF) were grown on its surface by a CVD method. The resultant composites were characterized by nitrogen method at 77K and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The structure of bamboo-based porous carbon might be tunable by adjusting purposively the growth of CNFs. The CNF/ABC composite would combine the properties ...

Netherton syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by erythroderma, ichthyosis linearis circumflexa, atopy, failure to thrive and a specific hair shaft abnormality called trichorrhexis invaginata or bamboo hair, considered pathognomonic. We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with erythroderma since birth, growth deficit and chronic diarrhea. Trichoscopy was used to visualiz...