R. Dupree

Preserving Native Cellulose-Xylan Architecture Enables Structure-Property Control in Holocellulose Nanofibrils and High-Performance Sustainable Materials

This paper develops a method to isolate holocellulose nanofibrils that preserves native cellulose-xylan architecture, leading to high-performance sustainable materials.

Using solid-state NMR to understand the structure of plant cellulose

This study uses solid-state NMR to resolve the structure of plant cellulose microfibrils, revealing two interior glucose environments and four surface environments, challenging previous assumptions about crystallinity.

Glucomannan engineering highlights the role of galactosyl modification in fine-tuning cellulose-glucomannan interaction in Arabidopsis cell walls

This study shows that galactosyl modification on glucomannans in Arabidopsis cell walls is fine-tuned by MAGTs, affecting cellulose interaction and cell wall architecture.