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ArticlePolymers2026

Combined Microwave Pretreatment and MMA Impregnation for the Development of High-Performance Wood-Polymer Composites.

Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas, André Luis Christoforo, Rogério Manuel Santos Simões, Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias, André Eduardo Palos Cunha, Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Fernando Júnior Resende MascarenhasDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, ISISE, ARISE, Rua Luís Reis Santos-Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5133-8456
André Luis ChristoforoPostgraduate Program in Civil Engineering (PPGECiv), Department of Civil Engineering (DECiv), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís (SP-11 310), Km 235, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4066-080X
Rogério Manuel Santos SimõesUnit of Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies (FibEnTech), Department of Chemistry, University Beira Interior (UBI), Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8143-1555
Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes DiasDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, ISISE, ARISE, Rua Luís Reis Santos-Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.
André Eduardo Palos CunhaUnit of Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies (FibEnTech), Department of Chemistry, University Beira Interior (UBI), Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3903-4075
Francisco Antonio Rocco LahrDepartment of Structural Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Trab. São Carlense, 400, Parque Arnold Schimidt, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3510-8498

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 2021.07636.BDFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0112/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/00195/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/04029/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wood-polymer composites (WPCs) produced through monomer impregnation have attracted increasing interest as a strategy to improve the durability and performance of wood materials. However, the limited permeability of certain wood species often restricts the effectiveness of impregnation treatments. This study investigates the use of microwave (MW) pretreatment as a drying and microstructural modification step to enhance methyl methacrylate (MMA) impregnation and in situ polymerization in maritime pine (

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bending strengthmaritime pinemechanical performancemicrowave modificationresin treatmenttreatabilitywater repellence

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PMID42198126
PMCPMC13211265

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