Design of Cellulose Nanocrystals Template-Assisted Composite Hydrogels: Insights from Static to Dynamic Alignment

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1231-1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Xue-Ming Zhang ◽  
Feng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Composite Hydrogels ◽  
Dynamic Alignment

Synergistic Reinforcement of Composite Hydrogels with Nanofiber Mixtures of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Chitin Nanofibers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron W. Irvin ◽  
Chinmay C. Satam ◽  
Jianshan Liao ◽  
Paul S. Russo ◽  
Victor Breedveld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Composite Hydrogels ◽  
Chitin Nanofibers

Tuning the Magnetic Alignment of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Perpendicular to Parallel Using Lepidocrocite Nanoparticles

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Guccini ◽  
Sugam Kumar ◽  
Yulia Trushkina ◽  
Gergely Nagy ◽  
Christina Schütz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Small Angle Neutron Scattering ◽  
Lower Amount ◽  
Magnetic Alignment ◽  
Polarized Optical Microscopy ◽  
Parallel Orientation ◽  
Weak Magnetic Fields

The magnetic alignment of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and lepidocrocite nanorods (LpN), pristine and in hybrid suspensions has been investigated using contrast-matched small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) under in situ magnetic fields (0 – 6.8 T) and polarized optical microscopy. The pristine CNC (diamagnetic) and pristine LpN (paramagnetic) align perpendicular and parallel to the direction of field, respectively. The alignment of both the nanoparticles in their hybrid suspensions depends on the relative amount of the two components (CNC and LpN) and strength of the applied magnetic field. In the presence of 10 wt% LpN and fields < 1.0 T, the CNC align parallel to the field. In the hybrid containing lower amount of LpN (1 wt%), the ordering of CNC is partially frustrated in all range of magnetic field. At the same time, the LpN shows both perpendicular and parallel orientation, in the presence of CNC. This study highlights that the natural perpendicular ordering of CNC can be switched to parallel by weak magnetic fields and the incorporation of paramagnetic nanoparticle as LpN, as well it gives a method to influence the orientation of LpN.<br>

Applications of Cellulose Nanocrystals: A Review

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoqu Xie ◽  
◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Michael P. Walcott ◽  
Hongfei Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Nanocrystals

In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of BMSC Laden RGD-Conjugated MPEG-PCL Composite Hydrogels for Bone Regeneration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Joo Kim ◽  
Su Jung You ◽  
Dae Hyeok Yang ◽  
Heung Jae Chun ◽  
Hae Kwan Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Composite Hydrogels
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