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Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Cellulose Fibril Reinforced Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Zimmermann T.,
Pöhler E.,
Schwaller P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200500157
Subject(s) - nanoindentation , materials science , fibril , transmission electron microscopy , nanocomposite , composite material , atomic force microscopy , cellulose , collagen fibril , elastic modulus , modulus , young's modulus , scanning electron microscope , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , biophysics , engineering , biology , biochemistry
The Modulus of Elasticity (MOE) and the hardness of fibril reinforced hydroxypropyl cellulose films were determined by nanoindentation. In addition, the fibril alignment in the composites was analysed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The results show that the formation of fibril networks is of great importance for the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites.