General Papers
| Anisotropic and isotropic growth of the apical meristem | Abstract |
| Yves Couder |
| Gravitropism plays a key role in the diversity of tree ecological strategies at the advance regeneration stage. A case study in the French Guiana tropical rainforest. | Abstract |
| Meriem Fournier, Gaelle Jaouen, Emmanuel Duchateau, Bruno Clair, Catherine Coutand, Tancrède Almeras |
| Diversity of hydraulic and biomechanical wood properties in 22 tropical rainforest species of French Guiana. | Abstract |
| Juliette Boiffin, Sandra Patino, Meriem Fournier, Sandrine Isnard, Tancrède Alméras |
| Posture control of Fagus silvatica L and Acer pseudoplatanus L. in natural stands after thinning. | Abstract |
| Paul Igor A. HOUNZANDJI, Meriem Fournier, Thiéry Constant, Catherine Collet |
| Comparison of two biomechanical models for the numerical analysis of tree growth | Abstract |
| Thomas Guillon |
| New perspectives in plankton biomechanics - functional morphology, evolution and industrial applications | Abstract |
| Christian Erik Hamm |
| FIBRE-SOIL INTERACTION DURING MIXING OF FIBRE-REINFORCED EARTH COMPOSITES | Abstract |
| Erno Keskinen |
| Plant leaf venations and Nature inspired design for optimal fiber-reinforced composites | Abstract |
| Natalya Kizilova |
| The influence of the wall contact angle on gas bubble behaviour in xylem conduits under tension and possible consequences for embolism | Abstract |
| Wilfried Konrad |
| Structural and Functional Differences Among Transgenic Hybrid Poplar Lines with Varying Lignin Contents | Abstract |
| Barbara Lachenbruch, Steven L. Voelker, Frederick C. Meinzer, Steven H. Strauss |
| Abstraction of plant movements for deployable structures in architecture | Abstract |
| Julian Lienhard |
| A new Interpretation of Plant Cell Growth: Loss of Stability and Cell Wall Stress Relaxation | Abstract |
| Philip Lintilhac |
| Tapering of Vascular Elements from Root Tips to Terminal Units in Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch | Abstract |
| Anna Lintunen, Tuomo Kalliokoski |
| Plant stems as building material for living plant constructions | Abstract |
| Ferdinand Ludwig, Gerd De Bruyn, Marc Thielen, Thomas Speck |
| Modelling secondary growth stresses in recent and fossil plants | Abstract |
| Thomas Speck, Tom Masselter |
| From stems to sticks - what can we learn for biomimetics from natural fibre-reinforced structures? | Abstract |
| Tom Masselter |
| The Viscoelastic Properties of some Guyanese Woods | Abstract |
| Paul Mc Lean |
| Mechanics and structure of the attachment system of English Ivy (Hedera helix L.) | Abstract |
| Bjoern Melzer, Tina Steinbrecher, Robin Seidel, Oliver Kraft, Ruth Schwaiger, Thomas Speck |
| Resistance of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.) seedlings to extraction | Abstract |
| Stephen Mitchell |
| On the characterization of mechanical properties of porous and heterogeneous bio- and bioinspired materials | Abstract |
| Klaus G Nickel |
| Influence of the extractives of selected extraneous woods on the equilibrium moisture content | Abstract |
| Peter Niemz |
| Biomechanics of fern spores discharge | Abstract |
| Xavier Noblin |
| Optimal vein density in artificial and real leaves | Abstract |
| Xavier Noblin |
| Comparison of Cell Wall Mechanical Properties of some Arabidopsis thaliana Mutants | Abstract |
| Robert Palin |
| Evolution of the mechanical architecture in cassava during domestication | Abstract |
| Nick Rowe |
| The structural and mechanical design of tissue interfaces in Arundo donax | Abstract |
| Markus Rueggeberg |
| A Biomechanical Study on Bursting Plant Fruit and Its Optimality | Abstract |
| Jiro Sakamoto |
| Impact resistant hierarchically structured materials based on fruit walls and nut shells | Abstract |
| Robin Seidel |
| BIOMECHANICAL DIFFERENCES IN THE STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AS EARLY SELECTION TRAIT OF STEM STRAIGHTNESS IN Pinus pinaster Ait. | Abstract |
| Rosario Sierra de Grado |
| Mechanical advantage of epidermal cells over stomatal guard cells, estimated from transient changes of leaf-level stomatal conductance for | Abstract |
| anu sober |
| Hydraulic conductance of developing shoots of aspen. | Abstract |
| anu sober |
| CONTINUAL MODELING OF WATER UPTAKE BY PLANT ROOTS | Abstract |
| Alexander A. Stein, Sergey A. Logvenkov, Elena N. Yudina |
| Ontogenetic variations in morphology and attachment strength of permanent attachment pads of Boston Ivy | Abstract |
| Tina Luise Hanna Steinbrecher, Oliver Kraft, Thomas Speck, Ruth Schwaiger |
| Biomechanical strategies of plants subjected to frequent disturbance through small-scale avalanches | Abstract |
| alexia stokes |
| Comparing shapes for stress homogenization in nature and technique | Abstract |
| Iwiza Tesari |
| Adhesive properties of tentacles of the protocarnivorous plant Roridula gorgonias and the mechanism of adhesion prevention in the mutualistic mirid bug Pameridea roridulae | Abstract |
| Dagmar Voigt |
| Is the branch of Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki reaction wood? Unusual eccentric growth and various distributions of growth strain | Abstract |
| Yue Wang |
| ORIGINS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIORS OF GELATINOUS LAYER IN TENSION WOOD FIBER - A MICROMECHANICAL APPROACH | Abstract |
| Hiroyuki Yamamoto |
| the Study on the Relationship between Profile of Density Distribution and Mechanical Properties of MDF Based on the Random Texture Analysis | Abstract |
| Ma Yan |
| Ultrasonic device for the imaging of green wood | Abstract |
| Loïc Brancheriau |
| Study of the ultrafast trap of an aquatic carnivorous plant | Abstract |
| Philippe Marmottant, Catherine Quilliet, Olivier Vincent |
| Modelisation of the trunk seasonal diameter variation in a neotropical rain forest of French Guiana | Abstract |
| Aimene Yamina |
| An Investigation on the Growth Strains and Stresses of | Abstract |
| Habibollah Khademi Eslam |
| Wood chemical and mechanical responses to modified lignin composition in upright and inclined hybrid poplar | Abstract |
| Al-Haddad Jameel |
| The Effects of Modified Lignin Monomer Ratios on Hydraulic Conductivity and Resistance to Embolism in Hybrid Poplar (P. tremula x P. alba) | Abstract |
| Jeff Pierce |
| Method and Isolation of specific primers of candidate genes to mechano-sensing for five Neotropical tree species | Abstract |
| Malia Chevelot |
| pbm1 | Abstract |
| Jeremy CIGNA |
| Soil property effects on natural durability, extractives content and colour of teak (Tectona grandis L.f) wood in Togo | Abstract |
| Adzo Dzifa Kokutse |
| Tension wood anatomy and evolution | Abstract |
| Julien Ruelle |
| Leaf inclination and light interception of sunflower leaves. Leaf inclination and light interception of sunflower leaves. Importance of the petiole's mechanical and structural properties. | Abstract |
| Luis F. Hernandez |
| The gravitropic control of woody stems orientation: biomechanical parameters involved and consequences for stem allometry | Abstract |
| Tancrede Almeras |
| The mirror effect on xylem and phloem radial conduction | Abstract |
| Veronica Angyalossy, Guillermo Angeles |
| Nanomechanical characterization of developing wood cell walls at different maturation steps | Abstract |
| Olivier Arnould |
| Impact of selective extractives removal on micro and macromechanical properties of woody hemp core (chènevotte) | Abstract |
| rahime BAG |
| Experimental analysis of the formation of tension wood induced by gravity for three mature beech trees on a 25 years duration | Abstract |
| Adelin Barbacci, thiery Constant, Magnenet Vincent, Nepveu Gérard, Fournier Meriem |
| Modeling Free Coiling in Tendril-Bearing Plants | Abstract |
| Lori Bassman |
| Fast self-repair mechanisms in plants: coagulation analysis of biological latices for the development of biomimetic self-healing mechanically loaded polymers | Abstract |
| Georg Bauer, Anke Nellesen, Andreas Sengespeick, Thomas Speck |
| Fire resistance of trees and bark heat insulation as concept generators for biomimetic insulation and fire stopping materials | Abstract |
| Georg Bauer, Thomas Speck, Andreas W. Liehr, Olga Speck |
| Is interlocked grain an adaptive trait for tropical tree species in rainforest? | Abstract |
| Jacques Beauchene |
| Drag of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.) seedlings in water. | Abstract |
| Sophie Boizard |
| Cytoskeletal control of directional growth in pollen tubes | Abstract |
| Firas Bou Daher |
| Mechanical damping of wood as related to species classification: a preliminary survey | Abstract |
| Iris Bremaud |
| Plant motion in heterogeneous landscapes: a coupled flow-tree simulation study | Abstract |
| Yves Brunet |
| Plant organ movements by cell wall swelling | Abstract |
| Ingo Burgert |
| Nonlinear elastic and moisture dependent behavior of wood: | Abstract |
| Jan Carmeliet |
| Stress of cellulose network in tension wood is induced shortly after cellulose deposition | Abstract |
| Bruno Clair |
| Quantitative control and regulation of cambial growth and the level of expression of PtaZFP2 mechanosensitive gene by mechanosensing, in poplar | Abstract |
| Catherine Coutand, Ludovic Martin, Nathalie Leblanc-Fournier, Melanie Decourteix, Catherine Lenne, Bruno Moulia, Jean-Louis Julien |
| High resolution kinematics of gravitropic movement reveals an oscillatory dynamics that may be central to efficient performance | Abstract |
| renaud bastien |
| Geometry of folds, geometry of leaves | Abstract |
| Etienne Couturier |
| Drag Reduction by Reconfiguration in Flexible Plant Systems | Abstract |
| Emmanuel de LANGRE |
| Multi-scale modeling for moisture transport in wood | Abstract |
| Dominique Derome |
| Inter-specific diversity of wood mechanical properties related to the growth strategy | Abstract |
| Jana Dlouha |
| Modelling waving crops using Large-Eddy Simulation | Abstract |
| Sylvain Dupont |
| Micro and Nano Structures in Wheat Awns Promote Seed Locomotion | Abstract |
| Rivka Elbaum |
| Biomechanics of isolated cherry tomato fruit cuticles during growing | Abstract |
| Laura espana |
| Always on the bright side | Abstract |
| Friederike Gallenm"uller, Georg Bauer, Dagmar Voigt, Stanislav Gorb, Thomas Speck |
| A scaling law reveals the control of tree vibration modes through tree architecture and branch allometry | Abstract |
| Mathieu Rodriguez, Emmanuel De Langre, Bruno Moulia |
| Exploring the Innovational Potential of Biomimetics for Novel 3D MEMS | Abstract |
| Ille Gebeshuber |
| The mechanics of shape change during plant cell morphogenesis | Abstract |
| Anja Geitmann |
| Using root biomechanical properties to stabilise steep slopes in Southern China | Abstract |
| Murielle GHESTEM |
| Effect of fracture behaviour of crystalline plant waxes on insect pad contamination | Abstract |
| Elena Gorb |
| Contact Mechanics at the Insect-Plant Interface | Abstract |
| Stanislav Gorb |
| Chiral structure in petiole vascular bundles | Abstract |
| Joshua G. Lucate, Derek Gray |
| Biomimetics in architecture – inspiration from plants | Abstract |
| Petra Gruber |
| The Unfolding Mechanism of Seed Capsules in Stone Plants | Abstract |
| Matthew James Harrington |
| Modelling collapse of xylem pine needles: effects of vessel geometry and vessels' arrangement | Abstract |
| George Jeronimidis |
| Evaluation of growth stress profiles in tree trunks: comparison of experimental results to a biomechanical model | Abstract |
| Delphine Jullien |
| Shape Optimization - Biomimetic or Naturemimetic? | Abstract |
| Roland Kappel |
| Yew wood: Axial elasticity, structure-function relationships and possible biomechanical background | Abstract |
| Daniel Keunecke |
| Root growth in mechanically stressed environment: In situ measurements of radial root forces measured by a photoelastic technique | Abstract |
| evelyne kolb, Patricia Genet, Laure-Emmanuelle Lecoq, Christian Hartmann, Laurent QUARTIER, Thierry Darnige |
| Wave propagation in the conducting systems of plants | Abstract |
| Natalya Kizilova |