Photoregeneration of trimethylsilyl cellulose as a tool for microstructuring ultrathin cellulose supports.

Application of Genetic Programming as a Powerful Tool for Modeling of Cellulose Acetate Membrane Preparation

Supported ultrathin films and non- woven fibre mats from polysaccharide containing bicomponent polymer blends

Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Laura Taajamaa Name of the doctoral dissertation Supported ultrathin films and non-woven fibre mats from polysaccharide containing bicomponent polymer blends Publisher School of Chemical Technology Unit Department of Forest Products Technology Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS 87/2014 Field of r...

Phase-specific pore growth in ultrathin bicomponent films from cellulose- based polysaccharides†

The preparation of ultrathin (<100 nm) bicomponent films from hydrophobic polysaccharides with phase-specific pore growth was demonstrated and the underlying phenomena behind morphology formation were fundamentally investigated. The films were constructed, in a single-step process, by spin coating mixtures of trimethylsilyl cellulose (TMSC) and cellulose triacetate (CTA) from a common solvent. ...

Bicomponent fibre mats with adhesive ultra-hydrophobicity tailored with cellulose derivatives

Morphologies featured in bicomponent 2D ultrathin films were reproduced on 3D non-woven microfibre structures. Fibre networks were constructed by electrospinning hydrophobised cellulose derivatives, trimethylsilyl cellulose (TMSC) and cellulose triacetate (CTA), dissolved in a common solvent. Diverse morphologies were obtained depending on the polymer blend ratio: electrospinning of TMSC produc...

Ultrathin cellulose films of tunable nanostructured morphology with a hydrophobic component.

In recent years, a wide range of different methods to implant nanosized patterns on surfaces have been developed. Spin coating immiscible binary polymer blends is a straightforward method to prepare micro- and nanostructures on thin films. This study utilizes binary blends to effortlessly prepare stable, surface-functionalized cellulose films. Blends of trimethylsilyl cellulose (TMSC) majority ...