Elejoste, AsierArevalillo, AlfonsoGabilondo, NagoreButron, AmaiaPeña-Rodriguez, CristinaPeña‐rodriguez, Cristina2021-06-28Elejoste , A , Arevalillo , A , Gabilondo , N , Butron , A , Peña-Rodriguez , C & Peña‐rodriguez , C 2021 , ' Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications ' , Polymers , vol. 13 , no. 13 , 2126 , pp. 2126 . https://doi.org/10.3390/polym131321262073-4360researchoutputwizard: 11556/1174Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Bamboo constitutes a family of plants that are very promising and interesting as renewable materials for both large and small structure construction. To be used as an alternative to traditional materials; the understanding of its morphology and mechanical behavior is of crucial importance. As the distribution of fibers and vascular bundles differs for each type of bamboo; several bamboo types have been characterized: Phyllostachys aurea (PA), Arundinaria amabilis (AA) and Dendrocalamus strictus (DS). Morphological analysis has been performed by optical (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Differences in density; surface morphology and wall thickness have been found. In fact; PA and AA have shown a great morphological regularity; while DS presents the greatest thickness; to the point that it can be considered full culm. The plant’s own ducts constitute a very important factor for future impregnations and the optimization of mechanical properties for structure construction.143038352enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal article10.3390/polym13132126BambooPhyllostachys aureaArundinaria amabilisDendrocalamus strictusMorphologyBambooPhyllostachys aureaArundinaria amabilisDendrocalamus strictusMorphologyGeneral ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsFunding InfoThis research received no external fundingThis research received no external fundinghttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109373460&partnerID=8YFLogxK