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Review of Recent Research into Cellulosic Whiskers, Their Properties and Their Application in Nanocomposite Field
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There are numerous examples where animals or plants synthesize extracellular high-performance skeletal biocomposites consisting of a matrix reinforced by fibrous biopolymers, which occur as whisker-like microfibrils that are biosynthesized and deposited in a continuous fashion.About:
This article is published in Biomacromolecules.The article was published on 2005-01-21. It has received 2114 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cellulose.read more
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Biopolymer-Based Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Critical Review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the need for a vast and safe energy supply, the majority of which has been produced by fossil fuel sources, but because of the huge energy demand, expon...
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Investigation of the graft length impact on the interfacial toughness in a cellulose/poly(ε-caprolactone) bilayer laminate
TL;DR: In this paper, the grafting of polymers from cellulose films was studied using ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolactone, and the graft length was varied by the addition of a free initiator, enabling tailoring of the interfacial toughness.
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Cassava starch-based nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanofibers extracted from sisal
Jamille Santos Santana,Jamile Marques do Rosário,Cícero C. Pola,Caio G. Otoni,Nilda de Fátima FerreiraSoares,Geany Peruch Camilloto,Renato Souza Cruz +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, cellulose nanofibers were extracted from sisal and incorporated at different concentrations (0-5%) into cassava starch to produce nanocomposites, which can pave the route for the development and large-scale production of novel biodegradable packaging materials.
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Nanocellulose in polymer composites and biomedical applications
TL;DR: Nanocellulose materials are nano-sized cellulose fibrils or crystals produced by bacteria or derived from plants as discussed by the authors, which exhibit exceptional strength characteristics, light weight, transparency, and excellent biocompatibility.
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Interfacial mechanics of cellulose nanocrystals
Robert Sinko,Xin Qin,Sinan Keten +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent work focusing on the interfacial mechanics of CNCs is presented, highlighting the current progress that has advanced our understanding of their behavior, and future challenges that must be addressed in order to fully exploit the potential of the CNC in engineered materials.
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Crystal Structure and Hydrogen-Bonding System in Cellulose Iβ from Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Fiber Diffraction
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Cellulose: the structure slowly unravels
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Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced by Cellulose Whiskers
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