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Polylactide (PLA)-based nanocomposites
- Jean-Marie Raquez, Y. Habibi, M. Murariu, P. Dubois
- Materials Science
- 1 October 2013
Abstract In the framework of environmentally friendly processes and products, polylactide (PLA) represents the best polymeric substitutes for various petropolymers because of its renewability,… Expand
Cellulose whiskers reinforced polyvinyl alcohol copolymers nanocomposites
- Mehdi Roohani, Mehdi Roohani, +4 authors A. Dufresne
- Materials Science
- 1 August 2008
Nanocomposite materials were prepared from copolymers of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate and a colloidal aqueous suspension of cellulose whiskers prepared from cotton linter. The degree of… Expand
Nanofiber composites of polyvinyl alcohol and cellulose nanocrystals: manufacture and characterization.
- M. S. Peresin, Y. Habibi, Justin O Zoppe, J. Pawlak, O. Rojas
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Biomacromolecules
- 20 January 2010
Cellulose nanocrystals (CN) were used to reinforce nanofibers in composite mats produced via electrospinning of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with two different concentrations of acetyl groups. Ultrathin… Expand
A comparative study of energy consumption and physical properties of microfibrillated cellulose produced by different processing methods
- K. Spence, R. Venditti, O. Rojas, Y. Habibi, J. Pawlak
- Materials Science
- 13 April 2011
Microfibrillated celluloses (MFCs) with diameters predominantly in the range of 10–100 nm liberated from larger plant-based fibers have garnered much attention for the use in composites, coatings,… Expand
The effect of chemical composition on microfibrillar cellulose films from wood pulps: water interactions and physical properties for packaging applications
- K. Spence, R. Venditti, O. Rojas, Y. Habibi, J. Pawlak
- Materials Science
- 18 May 2010
The interactions with water and the physical properties of microfibrillated celluloses (MFCs) and associated films generated from wood pulps of different yields (containing extractives, lignin, and… Expand
Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for development of organic–inorganic nanocomposites—A review
Abstract Nanoparticles and nanocomposites are used in a wide range of applications in various fields, such as medicine, textiles, cosmetics, agriculture, optics, food packaging, optoelectronic… Expand
Bionanocomposites based on poly(ε-caprolactone)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals by ring-opening polymerization
- Y. Habibi, A. Goffin, Nancy Schiltz, Emmanuel Duquesne, P. Dubois, A. Dufresne
- Materials Science
- 14 October 2008
A ‘grafting from’ approach was used to graft poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) polymers to cellulose nanocrystals by Sn(Oct)2-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP). The grafting efficiency was… Expand
The effect of chemical composition on microfibrillar cellulose films from wood pulps: mechanical processing and physical properties.
- K. Spence, R. Venditti, Y. Habibi, O. Rojas, J. Pawlak
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Bioresource technology
- 1 August 2010
Films of microfibrillated celluloses (MFCs) from pulps of different yields, containing varying amounts of extractives, lignin, and hemicelluloses, were produced by combining refining and… Expand
Key advances in the chemical modification of nanocelluloses.
- Y. Habibi
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Chemical Society reviews
- 10 February 2014
Nanocelluloses, including nanocrystalline cellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose and bacterial cellulose nanofibers, have become fascinating building blocks for the design of new biomaterials. Derived… Expand
One-pot polymerization, surface grafting, and processing of waterborne polyurethane-cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites
A series of new waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/cellulose nanocrystal (CN) composites have been successfully synthesized viain situpolymerization. The conditions were optimized to induce the grafting… Expand