In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2017, vol. 134, no. 35, p. -
The mechanical reinforcement of nanocomposites containing nanorods-like fillers such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) isoften interpreted by adapting the classical parallel–series model, assuming a simple hyperbolic dependence between the percolationthreshold and aspect ratio. However, such assumptions are valid only for nanorods with high aspect ratio and often are misinterpretingthe...
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In: MRS Bulletin, 2012, vol. 37, no. 6, p. 581-589
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In: CHIMIA, 2014, p. 666-666
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In: CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, 2011, vol. 65, no. 9, p. 745
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In: Progress in Polymer Science, 2015, vol. 49-50, p. 60-78
The reversible nature of non-covalent interactions between constituting building blocks permits one to temporarily disassemble supramolecular polymers through the application of an appropriate external stimulus “on command”. This framework has recently emerged as a general design strategy for the development of healable polymer systems. The approach exploits that the temporary disassembly...
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In: Nature, 2011, vol. 472, p. 334–337
Polymers with the ability to repair themselves after sustaining damage could extend the lifetimes of materials used in many applications. Most approaches to healable materials require heating the damaged area. Here we present metallosupramolecular polymers that can be mended through exposure to light. They consist of telechelic, rubbery, low-molecular-mass polymers with ligand end groups that are...
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In: Macromolecules, 2011, vol. 44, no. 17, p. 6827–6835
New biomimetic, stimuli-responsive mechanically adaptive nanocomposites, which change their mechanical properties upon exposure to water and display a water-activated shape-memory effect, were investigated. These materials were produced by introducing rigid cotton cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) into a rubbery polyurethane (PU) matrix. A series of materials with CNW concentrations of 2–20% v/v...
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In: Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2011, vol. 32, no. 17, p. 1367–1372
Attempts to create hierarchically structured, uniaxially oriented nanocomposites comprising cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs), which promise anisotropic mechanical properties, are exceedingly rare. We report here the fabrication of uniaxially-oriented arrays of microfibers based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and CNWs by electrospinning. Compared with the neat PEO fibers, the incorporation of CNWs...
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In: Langmuir, 2010, vol. 26, no. 11, p. 8497–8502
Biological systems such as proteins, viruses, and DNA have been most often reported to be used as templates for the synthesis of functional nanomaterials, but the properties of widely available biopolymers, such as cellulose, have been much less exploited for this purpose. Here, we report for the first time that cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have the capacity to assist in the synthesis of metallic...
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In: Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, vol. 20, p. 180-186
A new series of biomimetic, stimuli-responsive nanocomposites, which change their mechanical properties upon exposure to physiological conditions, was investigated. The materials were produced by introducing percolating networks of cellulose whiskers isolated from cotton into poly(vinyl acetate). Below the glass-transition temperature (Tg∼ 63 °C), the tensile storage moduli...
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