Bionanocomposites based on poly(ε-caprolactone)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals by ring-opening polymerization

Habibi, Youssef; Goffin, Anne‐Lise; Schiltz, Nancy; Duquesne, Emmanuël; Dúbois, Philippe; Dufresne, Alain

doi:10.1039/b809212e

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Bionanocomposites based on poly(ε-caprolactone)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals by ring-opening polymerization

Published in Journal of Materials Chemistry • Jan 1, 2008

Authors:

Youssef Habibi

Anne‐Lise Goffin

Nancy Schiltz

Abstract

A ‘grafting from’ approach was used to graft poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) polymers to cellulose nanocrystals by Sn(Oct)2-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP). The grafting efficiency was evidenced by the long-term stability of suspension of PCL-grafted cellulose nanocrystals in toluene. These o...

Subject

Materials science

Crystallinity

Cellulose

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