1. Guest-Editorial

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 4

2. List of Reviewers for Volume 8 of Cellulose

   ReviewPaper Pages: 5 - 6

3. Mercerization of primary wall cellulose and its implication for the conversion of cellulose I→cellulose II

   • Elizabeth Dinand
   • Michel Vignon
   • Laurent Heux

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 18

4. Direct dyes as molecular sensors to characterize cellulose substrates

   • M.K. Inglesby
   • S.H. Zeronian

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 29

5. Probing the surface polarity of native celluloses using genuine solvatochromic dyes

   • Kristin fischer
   • Stefan Spange
   • Jörg Adams

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 40

6. The cellulose solvent system N,N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride revisited: the effect of water on physicochemical properties and chemical stability

   • Antje Potthast
   • Thomas Rosenau
   • Paul Kosma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 53

7. Surface properties of CTMP fibers modified with xylans

   • Åsa Henriksson
   • Paul Gatenhalm

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 64

8. Cellulose synthesized by Acetobacter xylinum in the presence of plant cell wall polysaccharides

   • Chisuzu Tokoh
   • Kejjil Junji Takabe
   • Minoru Fujita

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 74

9. Biodegradation of β-1,4-linked polyglucuronic acid (cellouronic acid)

   • Yumiko Kato
   • Naoto Habu
   • Masahiro Samejima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 81

10. Effect of a nonionic surfactant on Trichoderma cellulase treatments of regenerated cellulose and cotton yarns

    • Chiyomi Mizutani
    • Kandan Sethumadhavan
    • Noelie Bertoniere

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 89

11. Recombinant cellulose crosslinking protein: a novel paper-modification biomaterial

    • Ilan levy
    • Amos Nussinovitch
    • Oded Shoseyov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 98

12. Instructions for Authors

    • Wolfgang W. Glasser

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 99 - 102