Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

Eichhorn, S. J.; Dufresne, A.; Aranguren, M.; Marcovich, N. E.; Capadona, J. R.; Rowan, S. J.; Weder, Christoph; Thielemans, W.; Roman, M.; Renneckar, S.; Gindl, W.; Veigel, S.; Keckes, J.; Yano, H.; Abe, K.; Nogi, M.; Nakagaito, A. N.; Mangalam, A.; Simonsen, J.; Benight, A. S.; Bismarck, A.; Berglund, L. A.; Peijs, T.

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Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

Eichhorn, S. J. Materials Science Centre, School of Materials and the Northwest Composites Centre, Manchester, UK
Dufresne, A. Grenoble Institute of Technology, The International School of Paper, Print Media & Biomaterials Saint Martin D’Hères, France
Aranguren, M. National Institute of Research in Science and Technology of Materials (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Marcovich, N. E. National Institute of Research in Science and Technology of Materials (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Capadona, J. R. Rehabilitation Research and Development, Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center, Cleveland, USA
Rowan, S. J. Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, USA
Weder, Christoph Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Thielemans, W. School of Chemistry and Process and Environmental Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham, UK
Roman, M. Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Renneckar, S. Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Gindl, W. Department of Materials Science and Process Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, BOKU-Vienna, Austria
Veigel, S. Wood K plus, Competence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry, Linz, Austria
Keckes, J. Department of Materials Physics, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, University of Leoben, Austria
Yano, H. Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
Abe, K. Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
Nogi, M. Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
Nakagaito, A. N. Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
Mangalam, A. Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Simonsen, J. Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Benight, A. S. Departments of Chemistry & Physics, Portland State University, USA
Bismarck, A. Department of Chemical Engineering, Polymer and Composite Engineering Group (PACE), Imperial College London, UK
Berglund, L. A. Department of Fibre & Polymer Technology, Wallenberg Wood Science Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
Peijs, T. Centre for Materials Research, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, UK

28.09.2009

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Journal of Materials Science. - 2010, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 1-33

English This paper provides an overview of recent progress made in the area of cellulose nanofibre-based nanocomposites. An introduction into the methods used to isolate cellulose nanofibres (nanowhiskers, nanofibrils) is given, with details of their structure. Following this, the article is split into sections dealing with processing and characterisation of cellulose nanocomposites and new developments in the area, with particular emphasis on applications. The types of cellulose nanofibres covered are those extracted from plants by acid hydrolysis (nanowhiskers), mechanical treatment and those that occur naturally (tunicate nanowhiskers) or under culturing conditions (bacterial cellulose nanofibrils). Research highlighted in the article are the use of cellulose nanowhiskers for shape memory nanocomposites, analysis of the interfacial properties of cellulose nanowhisker and nanofibril-based composites using Raman spectroscopy, switchable interfaces that mimic sea cucumbers, polymerisation from the surface of cellulose nanowhiskers by atom transfer radical polymerisation and ring opening polymerisation, and methods to analyse the dispersion of nanowhiskers. The applications and new advances covered in this review are the use of cellulose nanofibres to reinforce adhesives, to make optically transparent paper for electronic displays, to create DNA-hybrid materials, to generate hierarchical composites and for use in foams, aerogels and starch nanocomposites and the use of all-cellulose nanocomposites for enhanced coupling between matrix and fibre. A comprehensive coverage of the literature is given and some suggestions on where the field is likely to advance in the future are discussed.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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AMI - Chimie des polymères et matériaux

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