Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
My research is concerning water interactions in biomaterials, especially in wood. I'm developping new methods to analyze water vapor sorption, new materials with low sorption behaviour etc.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Aalto University
Award Date: 2 Apr 2012
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 15 Mar 2007
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Cell Wall Polymer Degradation during Rhodonia placenta Brown Rot Decay of Thermally Modified and Unmodified Wood
Belt, T., Awais, M., Nousiainen, P., Rautkari, L. & Mäkelä, M., 13 Oct 2025, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13, 40, p. 17050–17060 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Improving Wood Surface Wettability through Gas-phase Ozone Treatment of Air-dry wood
Korpela, A., Koso, T., Lillqvist, K., Rautkari, L. & Orelma, H., Feb 2025, In: BioResources. 20, 1, p. 1161-1172 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Interlaboratory study of automated sorption measurements in wood: method for correcting systematic errors with the commonly used 0.002% min−1 stop criterion
Zelinka, S. L., Glass, S. V., Farkas, N., Thybring, E. E., Altgen, M., Rautkari, L., Curling, S., Cao, J., Wang, Y., Künniger, T., Nyström, G., Dreimol, C. H., Burgert, I., Roper, M. G., Broom, D. P., Schwarzkopf, M., Yudhanto, A., Subah, M., Lubineau, G. & Fredriksson, M. & 15 others, , 4 Oct 2025, In: Adsorption. 31, 7, 21 p., 99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Interlaboratory study of the quality of water vapor sorption data for wood from automated sorption balances
Zelinka, S. L., Glass, S. V., Farkas, N., Thybring, E. E., Altgen, M., Rautkari, L., Curling, S., Cao, J., Wang, Y., Künniger, T., Nyström, G., Dreimol, C. H., Burgert, I., Roper, M. G., Broom, D. P., Schwarzkopf, M., Yudhanto, A., Subah, M., Lubineau, G. & Fredriksson, M. & 15 others, , 14 Apr 2025, In: Adsorption. 31, 4, 17 p., 74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Multiscale interface engineering enables strong and water resistant wood bonding
Zhang, S., Koskela, S., Meinhard, H., Penttilä, P., Awais, M., Linder, M., Wang, S. & Rautkari, L., 25 Aug 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 12 p., 7902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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E!4805 BNB-FM/Rautkari: 4805-BNB-FM Beautiful Nature Boards with Fungal Mycelium
Rautkari, L. (Principal investigator), Shaw, H. (Project Member), Kuribayashi, T. (Project Member) & Ylisalmi, K. (Project Member)
01/04/2024 → 30/03/2026
Project: BF Co-Research
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PerfectWood: PerfectWood - Durable wood materials in future products
Rautkari, L. (Principal investigator), Zhang, S. (Project Member), Meinhard, H. (Project Member), Lehtonen, N. (Project Member), Vergara Lourencon, T. (Project Member), Wang, S. (Project Member), Lillqvist, K. (Project Member) & Awais, M. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: BF Co-Research
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BF Latin: Finnish Wood Innovation in the Global Arena - Case Latin America
Rautkari, L. (Principal investigator) & Collins, S. (Project Member)
01/02/2025 → 31/07/2025
Project: BF Co-Creation
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RecyclingALL: Novel materials from the recycling of wood, food, and textiles
Rautkari, L. (Principal investigator) & Vergara Lourencon, T. (Project Member)
01/06/2023 → 30/11/2023
Project: BF Co-Creation
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WuudTM: Aalto WuudTM Wood modification technology for building cladding products
Rautkari, L. (Principal investigator), Meinhard, H. (Project Member), Jääskö, V. (Project Member), Honkonen, H. (Project Member), Zhang, S. (Project Member), Collins, S. (Project Member), Lehtonen, N. (Project Member) & Kuribayashi, T. (Project Member)
01/01/2023 → 30/06/2024
Project: BF R2B
Datasets
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Water vapor absorption data for western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.): Results of a worldwide interlaboratory study
Zelinka, S. L. (Creator), Glass, S. V. (Creator), Farkas, N. (Creator), Thybring, E. E. (Creator), Altgen, M. (Creator), Rautkari, L. (Creator), Curling, S. (Creator), Cao, J. (Creator), Wang, Y. (Creator), Künniger, T. (Creator), Nyström, G. (Creator), Dreimol, C. H. (Creator), Burgert, I. (Creator), Roper, M. G. (Creator), Broom, D. P. (Creator), Schwarzkopf, M. (Creator), Yudhanto, A. (Creator), Subah, M. (Creator), Lubineau, G. (Creator), Fredriksson, M. (Creator), Olek, W. (Creator), Majka, J. (Creator), Pedersen, N. B. (Creator), Burnett, D. J. (Creator), Garcia, A. R. (Creator), Dreisbach, F. (Creator), Waguespack, L. (Creator), Schott, J. (Creator), Esteban, L. G. (Creator), Garcia-Iruela, A. (Creator), Colinart, T. (Creator), Rémond, R. (Creator), Mazian, B. (Creator), Perre, P. (Creator) & Emmerich, L. (Creator), Forest Service Research Data Archive, 2025
Dataset
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Confocal Raman spectroscopy data from native and polyethylene glycol-containing wood
Altgen, M. (Creator), Penttilä, P. (Creator), Awais, M. (Creator) & Rautkari, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 16 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4094665, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4094665
Dataset
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Raw data for publication: Bioinspired Living Coating System for Wood Protection: Exploring Fungal Species on Wood Surfaces Coated with Biofinish during its Service Life
Poohphajai, F. (Creator), Sandak, A. (Contributor), Sandak, J. (Contributor), Gubenšek, A. (Contributor), Butina Ogorelec, K. (Contributor), Rautkari, L. (Contributor) & Černoša, A. (Contributor), Zenodo, 20 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10685167, https://zenodo.org10685168
Dataset
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Raw Data for Publication: Fungal colonisation on wood surfaces weathered at diverse climatic conditions
Poohphajai, F. (Creator), Myronycheva, O. (Creator), Karlsson, O. (Creator), Belt, T. (Creator), Rautkari, L. (Creator), Jakub, S. (Creator), Gubenšek, A. (Creator), Zalar, P. (Creator), Gunde-Cimerman, N. (Creator) & Sandak, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 26 May 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7980681, https://zenodo.org/record/7980681
Dataset
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Chemical imaging data collected on wood board sections after impregnation-treatment with phenol formaldehyde resin
Altgen, M. (Creator), Awais, M. (Creator), Altgen, D. (Creator), Klüppel, A. (Creator), Koch, G. (Creator), Mäkelä, M. (Creator), Olbrich, A. (Creator) & Rautkari, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7307382, https://zenodo.org/record/7307383
Dataset
Activities
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How SANS reveals the nanostructure and moisture interactions of wood cell walls
Penttilä, P. (Invited speaker), Zitting, A. (Contributor), Schweins, R. (Contributor) & Rautkari, L. (Contributor)
26 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Nanoscale wood-water interactions studied with small-angle neutron scattering
Penttilä, P. (Speaker), Zitting, A. (Contributor), Altgen, M. (Contributor), Paajanen, A. (Contributor), Schweins, R. (Contributor) & Rautkari, L. (Contributor)
6 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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TAIEX-FPI Expert Mission on technical enhancement of construction with wood in social housing
Rautkari, L. (Consultant)
7 Nov 2022 → 11 Nov 2022Activity: Commercial, industrial or non-academic activities › Consultancy and expert advice (including statements)
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Water-accessibility of nanoscale pores in spruce cell walls
Penttilä, P. (Speaker), Zitting, A. (Contributor), Vergara Lourencon, T. (Contributor), Altgen, M. (Contributor), Schweins, R. (Contributor) & Rautkari, L. (Contributor)
14 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Simulation-assisted X-ray scattering analysis of moisture effects on cellulose microfibrils in wood
Penttilä, P. (Speaker), Paajanen, A. (Contributor), Zitting, A. (Contributor), Ketoja, J. A. (Contributor) & Rautkari, L. (Contributor)
14 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Puurakentamisen läpimurto – uusi bioliimausmenetelmä perustuu sellukuituihin
Zhang, S., Rautkari, L. & Wang, S.
30/09/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Xamkin ja Aalto-yliopiston yhteistyö Savonlinnassa on johtanut jo läpimurtoihin – Pian on kaupallistamisen aika
28/08/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Data from Aalto University Broaden Understanding of Aldehydes (Impact of a conditioning step during the treatment of wood with melamine-formaldehyde resin on dimensional stabilisation)
12/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
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Yliopistoyhteistyöstä tukea puurakentamisen kasvulle
16/02/2023
1 item of Media coverage
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Päteviä puukerrostalon suunnittelijoita on liian vähän: vain noin 20 – Yli 8-kerroksisen betonitalon suunnittelijoita löytyy yli 500
14/02/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance