Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 4111-4128Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15064111
Keywords
cellulose; nanocomposites; processing; nanocrystals; whiskers; microfibrils
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Aqueous suspensions of polysaccharide (cellulose, chitin or starch) nanocrystals can be prepared by acid hydrolysis of biomass. The main problem with their practical use is related to the homogeneous dispersion of these nanoparticles within a polymeric matrix. Water is the preferred processing medium. A new and interesting way for the processing of polysaccharide nanocrystals-based nanocomposites is their transformation into a co-continuous material through long chain surface chemical modification. It involves the surface chemical modification of the nanoparticles based on the use of grafting agents bearing a reactive end group and a long compatibilizing tail.
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