Facile synthesis of spherical cellulose nanoparticles

A practical procedure for synthesizing cellulose nanospheres with sizes ranging from 60 to over 570 nm was developed. This methodology provides a near linear relationship between cellulose nanoparticle size and treatment time. The hydrolyzed nanocelluloses are predominantly cellulose II polymorphic...

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Published in:Carbohydrate polymers 2007-06, Vol.69 (3), p.607-611
Main Authors: Zhang, Jianguo, Elder, Thomas J., Pu, Yunqiao, Ragauskas, Arthur J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acid hydrolysis
Acid sonication
Applied sciences
Cellulose AFM
Cellulose and derivatives
Cellulose electron microscopy
Cellulose II
cellulose whiskers
cellulosic fibers
crystal structure
Crystallinity index
diameter
Exact sciences and technology
Nanosphere
nanospheres
nanotechnology
Natural polymers
new methods
particle size
particles
Physicochemistry of polymers
synthesis
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Summary:A practical procedure for synthesizing cellulose nanospheres with sizes ranging from 60 to over 570 nm was developed. This methodology provides a near linear relationship between cellulose nanoparticle size and treatment time. The hydrolyzed nanocelluloses are predominantly cellulose II polymorphic crystalline structure and relatively uniform in particle size.
ISSN:0144-8617
1879-1344
DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.01.019