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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 140, Issue -, Pages 238-245Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.12.039
Keywords
Cellulose; Nanofiber; Electrospinning; Reinforcements; Composite films
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- National Key Technology RD Program [2015BAD16B06]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31471699]
- Huazhong Agricultural University Scientific & Technological Self innovation Foundation [20125C21]
- National Key Technologies Program of China [2013BAD18801]
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Uniaxially aligned cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), which are fabricated by electrospinning of cellulose acetate derived from bamboo cellulose (B-CA) followed by deacetylation, were used as reinforcements to make optically transparent composite films. We examined the effects of B-CA concentration and electrospinning parameters (e.g. spinning distance, and collection speed) on fiber morphology and orientation, which act on mechanical-to-optical properties of the CNFs-reinforced composites. Consequently, the resultant composite film exhibits high visible-light transmittance even with high fiber content, as well as improved mechanical properties. The understanding obtained from this study may facilitate the development of novel nanofibrous materials for various optical uses. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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