Our Research
The CLSF is focused on developing a detailed understanding of lignocellulose, the main structural material in plants, from cellulose synthesis and fibril formation to a mature plant cell wall, forming a foundation for significant advancement in sustainable energy and materials.
Research Plan and Direction
CLSF research is directed at answering key questions in plant biology including how the cellulose synthase complex produces the cellulose microfibril, identification of the physicochemical interactions among cell wall components that lead to their hierarchical assembly, and how macro-scale properties of cell walls emerge from the molecular and nano-scale properties and interactions of cell wall components.
Our Research Themes
- Understand cellulose synthesis
- Understand lignocellulose assembly
- Understand the relationship between nano-scale and macro-scale properties.
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