- A transparent hybrid of nanocrystalline cellulose and amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles.
A transparent hybrid of nanocrystalline cellulose and amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles.
Nanoscale (2011-08-19)
Denis Gebauer, Vitaliy Oliynyk, Michaela Salajkova, Jordi Sort, Qi Zhou, Lennart Bergström, German Salazar-Alvarez
PMID21850350
ABSTRACT
Nanocellulose hybrids are promising candidates for biodegradable multifunctional materials. Hybrids of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles were obtained through a facile chemical approach over a wide range of compositions. Controlling the interactions between NCC and ACC results in hard, transparent structures with tunable composition, homogeneity and anisotropy.