title: Cell walls at the plant surface behave mechanically like fiber-reinforced composite materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Antwerp U.I.A., Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kerstens
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Decraemer
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Verbelen
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D029627:Crassulaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019697:Onions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose