Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards
Wood is the main material used for musical instrument soundboard fabrication, for practical and cultural reasons. As a natural material, however, wood is easily degraded due to moisture or fungal corrosion. Most traditional wood protection methods were devised for structural materials, and may thus...
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| description | Wood is the main material used for musical instrument soundboard fabrication, for practical and cultural reasons. As a natural material, however, wood is easily degraded due to moisture or fungal corrosion. Most traditional wood protection methods were devised for structural materials, and may thus not be suitable for application in musical instrument soundboard materials. In the current study, a novel nanomaterial-based modification method was applied to wood. The surface of wood was coated with polyurethane and MgAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets after a convenient impregnation process. The modified wood exhibited improved hydrophobicity and mould-resistance, while maintaining its acoustic properties. This modified wood may facilitate the construction of soundboards with longer lifespans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16195f5321bb4e0aad99905649b3345f2022-12-21T19:39:20ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032022-01-019110.1098/rsos.210790Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboardsCaiping Xu0Zhenbo Liu1Xingyun Li2Wanli Li3Department of Music, College of Art, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology of the National Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of ChinaWood is the main material used for musical instrument soundboard fabrication, for practical and cultural reasons. As a natural material, however, wood is easily degraded due to moisture or fungal corrosion. Most traditional wood protection methods were devised for structural materials, and may thus not be suitable for application in musical instrument soundboard materials. In the current study, a novel nanomaterial-based modification method was applied to wood. The surface of wood was coated with polyurethane and MgAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets after a convenient impregnation process. The modified wood exhibited improved hydrophobicity and mould-resistance, while maintaining its acoustic properties. This modified wood may facilitate the construction of soundboards with longer lifespans.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210790moisture-proofmould-proofLDH nanosheetwood preservationsoundboards |
| spellingShingle | Caiping Xu Zhenbo Liu Xingyun Li Wanli Li Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards Royal Society Open Science moisture-proof mould-proof LDH nanosheet wood preservation soundboards |
| title | Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| title_full | Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| title_fullStr | Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| title_short | Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| title_sort | moisture and mould proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards |
| topic | moisture-proof mould-proof LDH nanosheet wood preservation soundboards |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210790 |
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