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· Tree biotechnology
· Relationship between genes expression and phenotypic fibre characteristics
· Plant Metabolism (Metabolomics)
· Cellulose Biosynthesis
· Lignin Biosynthesis
· Lignocellulosic chemistry and ultrastructure as it relates to wood quality
· Fibre morphology and chemistry as related to the formation and properties of paper
· Enzyme applications in the pulp and paper industry
· Enzyme-substrate interactions
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· Identification and Selection of Fast-growing Poplar Genotypes for Sequestration of Carbon & Biomass Production - BIOCAP/NSERC Strategic
· Spruce Forest Health Genomics – Genome British Columbia/Genome Canada
· Employing Metabolic Profiling as a screening technology for Internal Checking of Radiata Pine – WQI Limited, New Zealand
· Evaluating Canada’s Underutilized Species, Hybrid Poplar, for the Value-Added Industry – NRCAN/CFS Value-Added
· Metabolic profiling of radiata pine – proof of concept – WQI Limited, New Zealand
· Genetic engineering of cellulose biosynthesis in hardwood and softwoods – USDA
· Wood quality assessment technology for the value-added industry – NRCAN/CFS Value-Added
· Characterizing wood and fibre properties by metabolite profiling – NSERC Strategic Grant
· Identification and performance of ethanologenic Saccharomyces strain for fermentation of galactose from lignocellulosic hydrolysates – USDA
· Laboratory for wood and fibre quality – CFI
· Bioprocessing centre for sustainable fuels and chemicals – CFI
· Canada Research Chair (Tier II) - Wood and fibre quality. Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, UBC – NSERC
· Increasing yield and cellulose by modification of carbohydrate allocation and metabolism – NSERC Partnership Grant (CellFor Inc.)
· Study of the effects of the over-expression (ectopic) and vascular-specific expression of UGPase, SUSY, invertase and SPS on cellulose synthesis – CellFor Inc.
· Influence on chemical pulp processibility of genetically modified lignin subunits – CellFor Inc.
· Analysis of transformed Poplar and Spruce for pulping and fibre quality – CellFor Inc.
· Analysis of Poplar modified for altered lignin – CellFor Inc.
· Elucidating the variations in fibre chemistry and morphology of Aspen clones to improve pulp processing and quality – NSERC Discovery Grant
· Strength Testing of Hemlock for Strongwood Products – INTERFOR Ltd.
· Chemical analysis of beetle killed Lodgepole pine – Ainsworth Inc.
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 Graduate students
| Geneoa Barchet, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , M.Sc. started Monday, January 01, 2007 |
| Tsung Jeng Kent Chen, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , M.Sc. started Tuesday, January 01, 2008 |
Ahmed Kenawy, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Monday, January 01, 2007
Isolation, characterization and gene expression profiling of UDP-glucose:salicylic acid glycosyltransferases genes in poplar trees |
Victoria Maloney, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Monday, September 01, 2003
The effects of varied expression of a membrane-bound endo-1,4-beta-glucanase on plant cell walls and cellulose biosynthesis |
Lisa McDonnell, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Investing the role of CesA genes in rosette formation and cellulose synthesis in trees |
Andrew Robinson, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Sunday, September 01, 2002
Characterising wood properties using metabolite profiling. |
Faride Unda, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Sunday, January 01, 2006
Carbon Allocation in Hybrid Poplar: the role of the Raffinose Family of Oligosaccharides (RFO) |
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| Awards: |
Canada Research Chair in Wood and Fibre Quality, NSERC, 2001 (Renewal 2006)
Senior Early Career Scholar, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, 2006
Sir Frederick MacMaster Fellowship, CSIRO Australia, 2007
Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, 2007 |
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WOOD 288
FRST 311
FRST 575
FRST 579
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 Current publications
| Robinson, A. R., Mansfield, S. D. (2009) Rapid analysis of poplar lignin monomer composition by a revised thioacidolysis procedure and NIR-based prediction modeling. The Plant Journal 58:706-714. |
| Kumar, M., Thammannagowda, S., Bulone, V., Chiang, V., Han, K.-H., Joshi, C., Mansfield, S. D. Mellerowicz, E., Sundberg, B., Teeri, T., Ellis, B. E. (2009) An update on the nomenclature for the cellulose synthase genes in populus. Trends in Plant Science 14(5):248-254. |
| Mansfield, S.D. Parish, R. Di Lucca, C.M, Goudie, J., Kang, K-Y., Ott, P. (2009) Revisiting the transition between juvenile and mature wood: a comparison of fibre length, microfibril angle and relative wood density in lodgepole pine. Holzforshung 63:449-456. |
| Park, J-Y., Canam, T., Kang, K-Y., Unda, F., Mansfield, S.D. (2009) Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) expression influences phenology in poplar. Tree Physiology 29:937-946. |
| Stewart, J.J., Akiyama, T., Chapple, C.C., Ralph J., Mansfield, S.D. (2009) The effects on lignin structure of over-expression of ferulate 5-hydroxylase in hybrid poplar Plant Physiology 150:621-635. |
| Mansfield, S. D. (2009) Solutions for Dissolution – Engineering Cell Walls for Deconstruction. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 20:286-294. |
| Coleman, H.D., Yan, J. Mansfield, S. D. (2009) Sucrose synthase affects carbon partitioning to increase cellulose production and altered cell wall ultrastructure. Proceeding of the National Academy of Science, USA 106(31):13118-13123 |
| Coleman, H. D., Beamish, L., Reid, A., Park, J-Y., Mansfield, S. D. (2009) Altered sucrose metabolism impacts plant biomass production and flower development Transgenic Research. (Accepted July 2009) |
| Robinson, A.R., Dauwe, R., Ukrainetz, N.K., Cullis, I.F., White, R., Mansfield, S. D. (2009) Predicting the regenerative capacity of conifer somatic embryogenic culture by metabolite profiling. Plant Biotechnology Journal 7:952-963. |
| Du, J., Mansfield, S.D., Groover, A.T. (2009) The populus homeobox gene ARBORKNOX2 regulates cell differentiation during secondary growth Plant Journal (Accepted Sept 2009) |
| Maloney, V. J. and Mansfield S. D. (2009) Characterization and varied expression of a membrane-bound endo-1,4-ß-glucanase in hybrid poplar Plant Biotechnology Journal (Accepted Sept 2009). |
| Kaneda, M., Rensing, K.H., Wong, J. C. T, Banno, B., Mansfield, S. D., Samuels, A. L. (2008) Tracking monolignols during wood development in Pinus contorta var. latifolia Plant Physiology. 147:1750–1760. |
| Ukrainetz, N. K., Ritland, K. Mansfield, S. D. (2008) Identification of quantitative trait loci for wood quality and growth across eight full-sib coastal Douglas-fir families Tree Genetics and Genomics. 4:159-170 |
| Ukrainetz, N. K., Ritland, K. Mansfield, S. D. (2008) An AFLP linkage map for Douglas-fir based upon multiple full-sib families. Tree Genetics and Genomics. 4:181-191 |
| Park J.-Y., Canam, T., Kang, K.-Y., Ellis, D.D. Mansfield, S. D. (2008) The effects of over-expression of an arabidopsis sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) gene on plant growth and fibre development. Transgenic Research. 17:181-192 |
| Bomal, C., Bedon, F., Caron, S., Mansfield, S. D., Levasseur, C., Blais, S., Tremblay, L., Morency, M.-J., Pavy, N., Grima-Petenatti, J., Cooke, J. E. K., Séguin, A. MacKay, J. (2008) Involvement of Pinus taeda MYB1 and MYB8 in phenylpropanoid metabolism and secondary cell wall biogenesis: a comparative in planta analysis Journal of Experimental Botany. 59(14):3925-3939. |
| Canam, T., Mak S. W. Y., Mansfield, S. D. (2008) Spatial and temporal expression profiling of three cell-wall invertase genes during early development in hybrid poplar. Tree Physiology. 28:1059-1067. |
| Coleman, H.D., Park, J.-Y., Nair, R., Chapple C., Mansfield, S. D. (2008) RNAi-mediated suppression of p-coumaroyl-CoA 3’-hydroxylase in hybrid poplar impacts on lignin deposition and soluble secondary metabolism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA. 105(11):4501-4506. |
| Canam, T., Unda, F., Mansfield, S.D. (2008) Heterologous expression and functional characterization of two hybrid poplar cell-wall invertases. Planta 228:1011-1019. |
| Coleman, H.D., Samuels, A.L., Guy, R. Mansfield, S.D. (2008) Perturbed lignification impacts tree growth in hybrid poplar - a function of sink strength, vascular integrity and photosynthetic assimilation. Plant Physiology. 148:1229-1237. |
| Rayirath, P., Avramidis, A., Mansfield, S. D. (2008) The effect of wood drying on crystallinity and microfibril angle in black spruce (Picea mariana) Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 28: 167-179. |
| Ukrainetz, N. K., Kang, K.-Y., Aitken, S.N., Stoehr, M., Mansfield, S.D. (2008) Heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) wood quality traits. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:1536-1546. |
| Love, K. T., Nicholson, B. K., Lloyd, J., Franich, R. A., Kibblewhite, R. P., Mansfield, S. D. (2008) Modification of kraft wood pulp fibre with silica for surface functionalisation. Composites: Part A. 39:1815-1821. |
| Joshi, C.P., Mansfield, S. D. (2007) The cellulose paradox - simple molecule, complex biosynthesis Current Opinions in Plant Biology 10:220-226 |
| Pharis R.P., Russell, J. H., Guy, R. D., Mansfield, S. D., Zhang, R. and Kurepin, L.V. (2007) Enhanced flowering & early progeny testing – Two important tools in tree improvement -A New Era for the Conservation and Utilization of Forest Genetic Resources. Forest Seed Research Ctr, Suanbo, Korea Forest Research Institute, Suwon, Korea. pp 114-140. |
| Leplé, J.C. Dauwe R., Morreel, K., Storme, V., Lapierre, C., Pollet, B., Naumann, A., Kang K-Y., Kim, H., Ruel, K., Lefèbvre, A., Joseleau, J-P., Grima-Pettenati, J., De Rycke, R., Andersson-Gunnerås, S., Erban, A., Fehrle, I., Christensen, J. H., Petit-Conil, M., Kopka, J., Polle, A., Messens, E., Sundberg, B., Mansfield, S. D., Ralph, J., Pilate, G., Boerjan, W. (2007) Down-regulation of cinnamoyl-coenzyme A reductase in poplar (Populus tremula x P. alba); multiple level phenotyping reveals effects on cell wall polymer biosynthesis, degradation and structure. Plant Cell 19:3669-3691. |
| Dean, G. H., Zheng, H., Tewari, J., Young, D. S., Hwang, Y.-T., Western, T., Carpita, N. C., McCaan, M. C., Mansfield, S. D. and Haughn, G. (2007) The Arabidopsis MUM2 gene encodes a ß-galactosidase required for the production of seed coat mucilage with correct hydration properties Plant Cell. 19:4007-4021 |
| El-Kassaby, Y.A. and S.D. Mansfield (2007) The use of genetically modified trees in forests: opportunities and challenges -In: Challenges and Opportunities of Forest Research in the Policy Making Process. The Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Symposium, Beijing, PRC (May 29, 2007). pp. 2-13. |
| Mansfield, S. D., Weineisen, H. (2007) Wood Fibre Quality and Kraft Pulping Efficiencies of Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx) Clones Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 27:135-151. |
| Mansfield, S. D., Iliadis, L., Avramidis, S. (2007) Neural network prediction of bending strength and stiffness in Western Hemlock. Holzforschung, 61:707-716. |
| Semple, K. E., Vaillant, M.-H., Kang, K.-Y., Oh, S. W., Smith, G. D., Mansfield, S. D. (2007) Evaluating the suitability of hybrid poplar clones for the manufacture of oriented strand boards. Holzforschung, 61(4):430-438 |
| Coleman, H. D., Canam, T., Kang, K.-Y., Ellis, D. D., Mansfield, S. D. (2007) Over-expression of UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase in hybrid poplar affects carbon allocation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58:4257-4268 |
| Kang, K-Y., Bradic, S. Avramidis, S. Mansfield, S. D. (2007) Kiln drying lumber quality of hybrid poplars clones. Holzforschung, 61(1): 65-73. |
| Robinson, A. R., Ukrainetz, N. K., Kang, K.-Y., Mansfield, S. D. (2007) A comprehensive metabolomics analysis of two Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) progeny test trials New Phytologist 174(4):763-773. |
| Mansfield, S. D. Parish, R. Goudie, J.W. Kang, K.-Y. (2007) The effects of crown ratio on the transition from juvenile to mature wood production in lodgepole pine in western Canada Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37:1450-1459 |
| Pharis, R.P., Guy, R.D., Mansfield, S. D., Zhang, R., Kurepin, l. V., Fung, L. and Hurst, S. (2006) Retrospective tests – Methods for identifying "inherently" rapid stem gowth capacity for poplar and other forest tree plantations -Proceedings Paper In: Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary of Korea Forest Genetics Researches, pp 93-108. Korea Forest Research Institute, Suwon, Korea, 168 pp. |
| Coleman, H. D., Ellis, D. D., Gilbert, M. Mansfield, S. D. (2006) Up-regulation of sucrose synthase and UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase impacts plant growth and metabolism. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 4: 87-101. |
| Canam, T., Park, J.-Y., K. Yu, Campbell, M. M., Ellis, D.D., Mansfield, S. D. (2006) Varied growth, biomass and cellulose content in tobacco expressing yeast-derived invertases Planta, 224:1315-1327 |
| Stewart, J. J., Kadla, J. F., Mansfield, S. D. (2006) The Influence of Lignin Chemistry and Ultrastructure on the Pulping Efficiency of Clonal Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) Holzforschung. 60: 111-122 |
| Ralph, S., Park, J.-Y., Bohlmann, J., Mansfield, S. D. (2006) Dirigent proteins in conifer defense: Gene discovery, phylogenic analysis and differential wound- and insect-induced expression of a family DIR and DIR-like genes in Spruce (Picea spp.). Plant Molecular Biology. 60(1):21-40. |
| Keating, J. D., Panganiban, C., Mansfield, S. D. (2006) Tolerance and adaptation of ethanologenic yeasts to lignocellulosic inhibitory compounds. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 93(6):1196-2006. |
| Groover, A. T., Mansfield, S. D., DiFazio, S. P., Dupper, G., Fontana, J. R., Millar, R., Wang, Y. (2006) The Populus homeobox gene ARBORKNOX1 reveals overlapping mechanisms regulating the shoot apical meristem and the vascular cambium. Plant Molecular Biology. 61:917-932 |
| Avramidis, S., Iliadis, L., Mansfield, S. D. (2006) Wood dielectric loss factor prediction with artificial neural networks Wood Science and Technology. 40: 563-574 |
| Avramidis, S. and Mansfield, S. D. (2005) On Some Physical Properties of Six Aspen Clones. Holzforschung. 59(1):54-58 |
| Woo, K. L., Watson, P., and Mansfield, S. D. (2005) The effects of mountain pine beetle on lodgepole pine wood morphology and chemistry Wood and Fiber Science. 37(1):112-126 |
| Park, J.-Y., Ralph, S., Bohlmann, J., Mansfield, S. D. (2005) The multigene dirigent family of Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis): differential gene expression in response to wounding. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry (ISWPC). Auckland, New Zealand. Vol. 2:181-188. |
| Canam, T., Coleman, H. D., Park, J.-Y., Ellis, D. D. Mansfield, S. D. (2005) The effects of altered carbohydrate metabolism on plant growth and cellulose biosynthesis. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry (ISWPC). Auckland, New Zealand. Vol. 2:189-194. |
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Stuthridge, T
Mansfield, S.D. (2005) Colour Remediation Of Pulp Mill Effluent Using Purified Fungal Cellobiose Dehydrogenase: Reaction Optimisation and Mechanism of Degradation Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 90(1):95-106 |
| Ehlting, J., Mattheus, N., Aeschliman, D. S., Li, E., Hamberger, B., Cullis, I.F, Zhuang, J., Kaneda, M., Mansfield, S. D., Samuels, A. L., Ritland, K., Ellis, B. E., Bohlmann, J. Douglas, C. J. (2005) Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation The Plant Journal. 42: 618-640 |
| Samuel, M. A., Walia A., Mansfield, S. D. Ellis, B. E. (2005) Overexpression of SIPK in tobacco enhances ozone-induced ethylene formation and blocks ozone-induced SA accumulation Journal of Experimental Botany. 56:2195-2201 |
| Rogers, L. A., Dubos, C., Cullis, I. F., Surman, C., Poole, M., Willment, J., Mansfield, S. D., Campbell, M. M. (2005) Light, the circadian clock, and sugar perception in the control of lignin biosynthesis Journal of Experimental Botany. 56:1651-1663 |
| Rogers, L. A., Dubos,C., Surman, C., Willment, J., Cullis I. F., Mansfield, S. D., Campbell, M. M. (2005) Mechanisms governing lignin deposition in arabidopsis revealed by comparison of three ectopic lignification mutants New Phytologist. 168:123-140. |
| Robinson, A. R., R. Gheneim, R.A. Kozak, D.D. Ellis and S.D. Mansfield (2005) The Potential of Metabolite Profiling as a Selection Tool for Genotype Discrimination in Populus. Journal of Experimental Botany 56(421):2807-2819. |
| (2004) Modification of kraft wood pulp fibre with silica for surface functionalisation. |
| Stebbing, D.W., Zhang, X., Soong, G., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2004) Fungal enzyme treatment of newsprint mill white water – impact on water and fiber properties. Pulp and Paper Science, Vol. 30. No. 1:3-8 |
| Keating, J.D., Robinson, J., Bothast, R.J., Saddler, J.N. and Mansfield, S.D. (2004) Characterization of a Unique Ethanologenic Yeast Capable of Fermenting Galactose. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 35(2/3):242-253 |
| Cullis, I.F., Saddler, J.N. and Mansfield, S.D. (2004) Effect of initial moisture content and chip size on the bioconversion efficiency of softwood lignocellulosics. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 85(4):413-421. |
| Mansfield, S. D., Kibblewhite, R. P., and Riddell, M. J. C. (2004) Characterisation of the reinforcement potential of different softwood kraft fibres in softwood/hardwood pulp mixtures. Wood and Fibre Science. 36(3):344-358 |
| Mansfield, S. D. (2004) Determination of total carbohydrates In M. A. S. Graça, F. Bärlocher, & M. O. Gessner (Eds.), Methods for studying litter decomposition: A practical guide. Springer Publishers. pp. 75-83. |
| Mansfield, S. D. (2004) Extracellular fungal hydrolytic enzyme activity In M. A. S. Graça, F. Bärlocher, & M. O. Gessner (Eds.), Methods for studying litter decomposition: A practical guide. Springer Publishers. pp 239-248. |
| Mansfield, S. D. and Bärlocher, F. (2004) Determination of soluble carbohydrates. In M. A. S. Graça, F. Bärlocher, & M. O. Gessner (Eds.), Methods for studying litter decomposition: A practical guide. Springer Publishers. pp 85-90. |
| Mansfield, S. D.and Bärlocher, M. O. (2004) Free amino acids In M. A. S. Graça, F. Bärlocher, & M. O. Gessner (Eds.), Methods for studying litter decomposition: A practical guide. Springer Publishers. pp. 69-74. |
| Keating, J. D., Robinson, J., Cotta, M. A., Saddler, J. N., and Mansfield, S. D. (2004) An Ethanologenic Yeast Exhibiting Unusual Metabolism in the Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Hexose Sugars Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 31(5):235-244 |
| Kang, K.-Y., Zhang, S. Y., and Mansfield, S. D. (2004) The Effects of Initial Spacing on Wood Density, Fibre and Pulp Properties in Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) Holzforschung. 58(5):455-463 |
| Mansfield, S. D., and Esteghlalian, A. R. (2003) Applications of Biotechnology in the Forest Products Industry S. D. Mansfield and J. N. Saddler (Eds.), Applications of enzymes to lignocellulosics, (ACS Symposium Series Vol. 855). Washington, DC: Oxford University Press. Pp. 2-29. |
| Shoseyov, O., Levy, I., Shani, Z., and Mansfield, S. D. (2003) Modulation of wood fibers and paper by cellulose-binding domains (CBDs). S. D. Mansfield and J. N. Saddler (Eds.), Applications of enzymes to lignocellulosics. (ACS Symposium Series Vol. 855). Washington, DC: Oxford University Press. Pp. 116-131. |
| Mansfield, S. D., and Meder, R. (2003) Cellulose hydrolysis - the role of monocomponent cellulases in crystalline cellulose degradation Cellulose, 10(2), 159-169. |
| Kang, K.-Y., Jo, B.-M., Oh, J.-S., and Mansfield, S. D. (2003) Biopulping of hybrid poplar improves chemical and energy savings during kraft pulping Wood and Fiber Science, 35(4):594-600. |
| Charles, N., Mansfield, S. D., Mirochnik, O., and Duff, S. J. B. (2003) The effect of oxygen delignification operating parameters on downstream enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates Biotechnology Progress, 19:1606-1611. |
| Huntley, S. K., Ellis, D., Gilbert, M., Chapple, C., and Mansfield, S. D. (2003) Improved pulping efficiency in C4H-F5H transformed poplar. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51(21):6178-6183. |
| Patzlaff, A., McInnis, S., Courtenay, A., Surman, C., Newman, L. J., Smith, C., Bevan, M. W., Mansfield, S. D., Whetten, R. W., Sederoff, R. R., and Campbell, M. M. (2003) Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification The Plant Journal, 36:743-754. |
| Robinson, J., Keating, J.D., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2003) The fermentability of concentrated softwood derived hemicellulose fractions with and without supplemental cellulose hydrolysates. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 33(6), 757-765. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2003) Application of Enzymes to Lignocellulosics American Chemical Society, Oxford University Press |
| Bura, R., Bothast, R.J., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2003) Optimization of SO2-Catalysed Steam Pretreatment of Corn Fibre for Ethanol Production Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 105-108: 319-335. |
| Zhang, X., Eigendorf, G., Stebbing, D.W., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2002) Degradation of trilinolein by laccase enzymes. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 405(1):44-54. |
| Esteghlalian, A.R., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2002) Cellulases: Agents for Fiber Modification or Bioconversion? The effect of substrate accessibility on cellulose enzymatic hydrolyzability. L. Viikari & R. Lantto (Eds.), Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 21, pp. 21-36. Elsevier Science. |
| Bura, R., Mansfield, S.D., Saddler, J.N. and Bothast, R.J. (2002) SO2-catalysed steam explosion of corn fibre for ethanol production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 98(100):59-72. |
| Lu, Y., Yang, B, Gregg, D.J., Saddler, J.N. and Mansfield, S.D. (2002) Cellulase adsorption and an evaluation of enzyme recycle during the hydrolysis of steam-exploded softwood residues. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 98-100, 641-654. |
| Mais, U., Esteghlalian, A.R., Saddler, J.N. and Mansfield, S.D. (2002) Enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic materials using simultaneous ball milling. Applied Biochemistry and BiotechnologyVol 98-100, 815-832. |
| Mansfield, S.D. (2002) Laccase impregnation during mechanical pulp processing - improved refining efficiency and sheet strength. Appita J. 55(1):49-53. |
| Yang, B., Boussaid, A., Mansfield, S.D., Gregg, D.J. and Saddler, J.N. (2002) A fast and efficient alkaline peroxide treatment to enhance the enzymatic digestibility of steam exploded softwood substrates. Biotechology and Bioengineering 77(6):678-684. |
| Samuels, A. L., Rensing, K. H., Douglas, C. J., Mansfield, S. D., Dharmawardhana, D. P., and Ellis, B. E. (2002) Cellular machinery of wood production: differentiation of secondary xylem in Pinus contorta var. latifolia Planta, 216, 72-82. |
| Robinson, J., Keating, J., Boussaid, A., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (2002) The influence of bark on the fermenation of douglas-fir whitewood pre-hydrolysates Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59 (4-5): 443-448 |
| Mansfield, S. D., Gilkes, N. R., Warren, A. J., and Kilburn, D. G. (2002) The effects of recombinant Cellulomonas fimi ß-1,4-gylcanases on softwood kraft pulp fibre and paper properties L. Viikari & R. Lantto (Eds.), Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 21, pp. 301-310. Elsevier Science. |
| Stebbing, D. W., Zhang, X., Soong, G., Saddler, J. N., and Mansfield, S. D. (2001) Fungal enzyme treatments of newsprint mill white water - impact on water and fiber properties. Pacwest, Whistler, BC. Vol 3A5:1-5. |
| Esteghlalian, A.R., Bilodeau, M., Mansfield, S.D.and Saddler, J.N.. (2001) Do enzymatic digestibility and Simons' stain reflect the differences in the available surface area of lignocellulosic substrates. Biotechnology Progress 17:1049-1054. |
| Kreber, B., J. van der Waals and S.D. Mansfield. (2001) Capacity of different Phlebiopsis gigantean strains to cause wood decay. Mat. Org. 33(3): 162-176. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and A.R. Dickson. (2001) Modifications in softwood kraft pulp consolidation by cellulolytic treatments. Appita J. 54(2):239-244. |
| Dickson, A.R., K.K.Y. Wong and S.D. Mansfield. (2000) Escher-wyss and PFI refining of kraft pulp treated with a commercial xylanase. Tappi J. 83(7):64-73. |
| Mansfield, S.D. (2000) Improvements in mechanical pulp processing with enzymatic treatments. pp. 1-6 in New Opportunities on Fibre Raw Materials for Paper and Board Production, Doorwerth, The Netherlands. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and R.P. Kibblewhite. (2000) Reinforcing potential of different eucalypt: softwood blends during separate and co-refining. Appita J. 53(5):385-392. |
| Mansfield, S.D., K.K.Y. Wong and A.R. Dickson. (2000) Variation in the response of three different Pinus radiata kraft pulps to xylanase treatments. Wood & Fiber Sci. 32(1):105-115. |
| Wong, K.K.Y., J.D. Richardson and S.D. Mansfield. (2000) Enzymatic treatment of mechanical pulp fibres for improved papermaking properties. Biotechnol. Prog. 16:1025-1029. |
| Dickson, A.R., K.K.Y. Wong and S.D. Mansfield. (1999) Escher-wyss and PFI refining of kraft pulp treated with a commercial xylanase. Vol. 3, pp. 252-255 in 10th Int'l Symp. on Wood and Pulping chemistry, Yokohama, Japan. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (1999) Sheet properties of Douglas-fir kraft pulp after selective treatments of different fibre length fractions with cellulases. Pulp and Paper Science 25(3): 84-89. |
| Mansfield, S.D., Swanson, D.J., Roberts, N., Olson, J.A. and Saddler, J.N. (1999) Enhancing Douglas-fir pulp properties with a combination of enzyme treatments and fiber fractionation. Tappi. 82(5):152-158. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and K.K.Y. Wong. (1999) Enzymatic enhancement of the manufacture of packaging grade papers and boards. Vol 1, pp. 590-595 in 10th Int'l Symp. on Wood and Pulping chemistry, Yokohama, Japan. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and K.K.Y. Wong. (1999) Improving the physical properties of linerboard via cellulolytic treatment of the recycled paper component. Prog. Paper Recycl. 9(1):20-29. |
| Mansfield, S.D. K.K.Y. Wong and J.D. Richardson. (1999) Improvements in mechanical pulp processing with proteinase treatments. Vol. 2, pp. 375-381 in 53rd Appita Annual General Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand. |
| Mansfield, S.D., K.K.Y. Wong and J.D. Richardson. (1999) -Improvements in mechanical pulp processing with proteinase treatments. Appita J. 52(6):436-440. |
| Mooney, C.A., Mansfield, S.D., Beatson, R.P. and Saddler, J.N. (1999) The effect of fiber characteristics on hydrolysis and cellulase accessibility to softwood substrates. Enzyme Microbilogy Technology. 25(8-9): 644-650. |
| Wong, K.K.Y. and S.D. Mansfield. (1999) Enzymatic processing for pulp and paper manufacture - A review. Appita J. 52(6):409-418. |
| Wong, K.K.Y. and S.D. Mansfield. (1999) Enzymatic processing for pulp and paper manufacture. Vol. 1, pp. 65-74 in 53rd Appita Annual General Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand. |
| Gübitz, G.M., C.D. Edgar, S.D. Mansfield, J.N. Saddler, and W. Steiner. (1999) Role of cellulase/hemicellulase synergism in the modification of pretreated wood substrates. Int'l Symp. Biotechnol. Lignocell. Mat. Curitiba, Brazil. pp. 45-56. |
| Lumme, M.S., Mansfield, S.D. and Saddler, J.N. (1999) The effects of hydrolytic enzyme treatments on three British Columbian interior fir kraft pulps differing in their initial fiber coarseness. Wood and Fiber Science. 31(4): 385-393. |
| Mansfield, S.D., Mooney, C. and Saddler, J.N. (1999) Substrate and enzyme characteristics that limit cellulose hydrolysis. Biotechnology Progress. 15(5): 804-816. |
| Gubitz, G.M., S.D. Mansfield, D. Bohm, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) Effect of endoglucanases and hemicellulases in magnetic and flotation deinking of xerographic and laser-printed papers. Journal of Biotechnology 65:209-215. |
| Mansfield, S.D., J.N. Saddler and G.M. Gubitz. (1998) Characterisation of two endoglucanases from the brown-rot fungi Gloeophyllum sepiarium and Gloeophyllum trabeum. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 23:133-140. |
| Gübitz, G.M., S.D. Mansfield and J.N. Saddler. (1998) Effectiveness of two endoglucanases from Gloeophyllum sp. in deinking mixed office waste. 7th International conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. June 16-19, 1998. Vancouver, BC. CPPA 3:135-138. |
| Lumme, M.S., S.D. Mansfield, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) Effect of enzyme treatment on two British Columbia interior fir kraft pulps. 7th International conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. June 16-19, 1998. Vancouver, BC. CPPA 3:163-166. |
| Mansfield, S.D., A.R. Dickson, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) Improving paper properties by a selective enzymatic treatment of coarse pulp fibres. 7th International conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. June 16-19, 1998. Vancouver, BC. CPPA 1:189-192. |
| Mansfield, S.D., B. Saake, G.M. Gübitz, E. de Jong, J. Puls, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) Identification, purification and characterisation of the predominant endoglucanases from two brown-rot fungal strains of Gloeophytllum. pp. 227-244 in Proc. 1997 Tricel Symp. Ghent, Belgium. |
| Mooney, C.A., S.D. Mansfield, R.P. Beatson, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) The effect of fibre characteristics on accessibility and hydrolysis of softwood substrates. 7th International conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. June 16-19, 1998. Vancouver, BC. CPPA 3:99-102. |
| Mooney, C.A., S.D. Mansfield, M.G. Touhy, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) The effect of initial pore volume and lignin content on the enzymatic hydrolysis of softwoods. Bioresource Technol. 64(2):113-119. |
| Stalbrand, H., S.D. Mansfield, J.N. Saddler, D.G. Kilburn, R. Anthony J. Warren, and N.R. Gilkes. (1998) Analysis of molecular size distributions of cellulose during hydrolysis of cellulose by recombinent cellulomonas fimi Beta-1, 4-glucanases. App. Environ. Microbiol. 64(7):2374-2379. |
| Edgar, C.D., S.D Mansfield, G.M. Gübitz, and J.N. Saddler. (1998) The synergistic effects of endoglucanase and xylanase in modifying Douglas-fir kraft pulp. pp.75-87 in Eriksson, K.-E. L and Cavaco-Paulo, A.M. (eds.), Enzyme Applications in Fibre Processing., Oxford University Press. |
| Mansfield, S.D. and J.N. Saddler. (1997) The use of enzymes to enhance Douglas-fir pulp characteristics. 1997 TAPPI Biological Sciences Symposium. October 19-23, 1997. San Francisco, CA. TAPPI Press 1:279-282. |
| Mansfield, S.D., E. de Jong and J.N. Saddler. (1997) Cellobiose dehydrogenase, an active agent in cellulose depolymerization. App. Environ. Microbiol. 63(10): 3804-3809. |
| Mansfield, S.D., E. de Jong and J.N. Saddler. (1997) The potential of enzymes to selectively modify pulp characteristics. In Proc. '97 Spring Conf. of CPPA Pacific Coast and Western Branches, Whistler Paper 3B:1-4. |
| Mansfield, S.D., E. de Jong, R.S. Stephens, and J.N. Saddler. (1997) Physical characterization of enzymatically modified kraft pulp fibres. J. Biotechnol. 57(1-3): 205-216. |
| Mansfield, S.D., T.J. Marrie and G.S. Benzanson. (1997) Characterization and cloning of a 37.6-kb plasmid carried by Legionella pneumophila recovered from patients and hospital water over a 12-year period. Can. J. Microbiol. 43(2): 193-197. |
| Mooney, C.A., S.D. Mansfield, M.G. Touhy, and J.N. Saddler. (1997) The effect of lignin content on cellulose accessibility and enzymatic hydrolysis of softwood pulps. 1997 TAPPI Biological Sciences Symposium. October 19-23, 1997. San Francisco, CA. TAPPI Press 1:259-265. |
| de Jong, E., K.K.Y. Wong, L.A. Martin, S.D. Mansfield, F.M. Gama, and J.N. Saddler. (1996) Molecular mass distribution of materials solubilized by xylanase treatment of Douglas-fir kraft pulp. pp. 44-62 in T. Jeffries (ed.), Enzymes for Pulp and Paper Processing., American Chemical Society (ACS) Symp. Series No. 655. |
| Mansfield, S.D., K.K.Y. Wong, T. Astle, and J.N. Saddler. (1996) Enzymatic modification of coarse pulp fibers derived from Douglas-fir. pp. 173-176 in E. Srebotnik and K. Messner (eds.), Advances in Applied and Fundamental Research. Proc. 6th Int'l Conf. on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. |
| Mansfield, S.D., K.K.Y. Wong, E. de Jong, and J.N. Saddler. (1996) Modification of Douglas-fir mechanical and kraft pulps by enzymatic treatment. Tappi J. 79(8):125-132. |
| Mansfield, S.D., K.K.Y. Wong, E. de Jong, and J.N. Saddler. (1996) Xylanase prebleaching of different fiber length fractions of Douglas-fir kraft pulp. Appl. Microbiol. & Biotechnol. 46:319-326. |
| Mansfield, S. D., and Bärlocher, F. (1993) Seasonal variation of fungal biomass in the sediment of a salt marsh in New Brunswick. Microbial Ecology Microbial Ecology, 26, 37-45. |
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| American Chemical Society ACS |
| Australasian Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association APPITA |
| Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists CSPP |
| Poplar Council of Canada PCC |
| Pulp and Paper Technical Association PAPTAC |
| Society of Wood Scientists and Technologists SWST |
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Shawn D Mansfield
Biotechnology and Wood Quality
B.Sc. (Hons.) (1992) Mt. Allison, M.Sc. (1994) Dal., Ph.D. (1997) Brit. Col.
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Faculty of Forestry
The University of British Columbia
4th Floor, Forest Sciences Centre
#4030- 2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z4
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