The aim of this article is to review the research conducted in field aqueous and polymer composites cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) gels. experimental techniques employed characterize rheological behavior these materials will be summarized, main advantages using CNC gels also addressed review. In addition, devoted use numerical simulation methodologies describe production CNC-based materials, e.g.,...

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have received much attention as renewable, biodegradable, nontoxic, and low-cost nanomaterials with some remarkable properties. Desirable engineering properties of CNC include large surface to volume ratio, high tensile strength (~10 GPa), stiffness (~110–130 flexibility. They can be chemically modified tailor their for high-end biomedical applications. Despite outs...

We report physical adsorption of highly anisotropic copolymer worms with either anionic or cationic charge onto planar silica, cellulose nanocrystal nanofibril surfaces using a quartz crystal microbalance dissipation monitoring.

Cellulose nanocrystals obtained from natural sources are of great interest for many applications. In water, cellulose nanocrystals form a liquid crystalline phase whose hierarchical structure is retained in solid films after drying. Although tactoids, one of the most primitive components of liquid crystals, are thought to have a significant role in the evolution of this phase, they have evaded ...

A highly flexible nanocomposite was developed by coating a regenerated cellulose film with a thin layer of tin oxide (SnO2) by liquid-phase deposition. Tin oxide was crystallized in solution and formed nanocrystal coatings on regenerated cellulose. The nanocrystalline layers did not exfoliate from cellulose. Transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy suggest that ...