Visualizing chiral structures in cellulose nanocrystal films by a Mueller matrix microscope

Visualizing chiral structures in solid materials is crucial but difficult in chiral analysis. The three-dimensional structures in the helicoidal nano-assemblies in cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films were visualized using a Mueller matrix microscope (MMM). Optical analysis of the assembly of CNCs thro...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2023-03, Vol.59 (22), p.3297-33
Main Authors: Feng, Xiaowei, Wang, Ting, Hao, Mengyuan, Xue, Nichang, Zhu, Haidan, Tian, Yang, Cui, Xiaoyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cellulose
Nanocrystals
Three dimensional analysis
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Summary:Visualizing chiral structures in solid materials is crucial but difficult in chiral analysis. The three-dimensional structures in the helicoidal nano-assemblies in cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films were visualized using a Mueller matrix microscope (MMM). Optical analysis of the assembly of CNCs through structural reconstruction by optical simulation revealed the complex structures in CNC films. The structure of a CNC film is visualized by a Mueller matrix microscope (MMM). MMM suggests the dominance of tilted and systematic misorientation of the helixes in CNC films, offering a general strategy for the structural analysis of chiral materials.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/d2cc07066a