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![]() Vina Yang | Vina YangDurability and Wood Protection ResearchUnit: FPL-4723 Microbiologist One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI United States 53726-2398 Phone: 608-231-9265 vina.yang@usda.gov |
Below are the 58 US Forest Service publications sorted by year. You may re-sort the list by: Title, Date Posted, Category, Publication or Year.
Publication Year: 2015 | |
![]() Highlight ID: 602 | Cellulose Nanocrystals Chemically Entrap Biocide in Wood Forest Service scientists evaluated naturally occurring cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) that are reported to have unique chemical properties and impart high strength were evaluated for the potential to improve durability of wood. CNC were shown to penet ... |
Publication Year: 2010 | |
![]() Highlight ID: 152 | Natural fumigants protect wood against termites Forest Products Laboratory researchers discovered that essential oils from some common plants such as dill, rosemary and lemongrass can be used as fumigants to kill termites. ... |
![]() Highlight ID: 190 | Sol-gel technology to enhance performance properties of wood or wood fiber With support from industry partners, FPL researchers are developing new sol-gel technologies to enhance performance properties of wood or wood fiber. Sol-gel technologies are wet-chemical techniques that are widely used in the fields of materials sci ... |
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![]() Sitting at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), microbiologist Vina Yang recounts a news story that took Madison, Wisconsin by storm. Fourteen years ago, more than 35 students and faculty mysteriously fell ill at Caesar Chavez Elementary School. Although the school had only been open for two months... | 06-01-2015 |