A transparent hybrid of nanocrystalline cellulose and amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Denis Gebauer,
Vitaliy Oliynyk,
Michaela Salajková,
Jordi Sort,
Qi Zhou,
Lennart Bergström,
Germán Salazar-Álvarez
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nanoscale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.038
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 2040-3372
pISSN - 2040-3364
DOI - 10.1039/c1nr10681c
Subject(s) - nanocrystalline material , nanocellulose , amorphous solid , materials science , calcium carbonate , cellulose , nanoparticle , amorphous calcium carbonate , homogeneity (statistics) , carbonate , chemical engineering , nanocrystal , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , statistics , mathematics , engineering
Nanocellulose hybrids are promising candidates for biodegradable multifunctional materials. Hybrids of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles were obtained through a facile chemical approach over a wide range of compositions. Controlling the interactions between NCC and ACC results in hard, transparent structures with tunable composition, homogeneity and anisotropy.
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