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Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals by grafting with poly(lactic acid)
Author(s) -
Peltzer Mercedes,
Pei Aihua,
Zhou Qi,
Berglund Lars,
Jiménez Alfonso
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4610
Subject(s) - materials science , surface modification , cellulose , polymer , grafting , chemical engineering , nanocrystal , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , nanocomposite , polymerization , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering
Grafting from polylactic acid ( PLA ) by ROP to the surface of cellulose nanofillers was studied to promote the dispersion of cellulose nanocrystalls in hydrophobic polymer matrices.