Cellulose Nanocrystals vs. Cellulose Nanofibrils: A Comparative Study on Their Microstructures and Effects as Polymer Reinforcing Agents

Xu, Xuezhu; Liu, Fei; Jiang, Long; Y. Zhu, J.; M. Haagenson, Darrin; P. Wiesenborn, Dennis

doi:10.1021/am302624t

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Cellulose Nanocrystals vs. Cellulose Nanofibrils: A Comparative Study on Their Microstructures and Effects as Polymer Reinforcing Agents

Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces • Mar 22, 2013

Authors:

Xuezhu Xu

Fei Liu

Long Jiang

Abstract

Both cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are nanoscale cellulose fibers that have shown reinforcing effects in polymer nanocomposites. CNCs and CNFs are different in shape, size and composition. This study systematically compared their morphologies, crystalline structure, ...

Subject

Materials science

Nanocellulose

Composite material

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