Issue 3, 2014

Bioinspired stiff and flexible composites of nanocellulose-reinforced amorphous CaCO3

Abstract

Stiff yet flexible and strong transparent film materials mimicking the structure of crustacean exoskeletons were obtained from calcium carbonate and cellulose. These biobased materials have the composite structure of a three-dimensional nanoscale network of surface-carboxylated crystalline cellulose incorporated into an amorphous inorganic-based hybrid matrix of nanosegregated calcium carbonate and acidic polymers.

Graphical abstract: Bioinspired stiff and flexible composites of nanocellulose-reinforced amorphous CaCO3

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Nov 2013
Accepted
21 Jan 2014
First published
21 Jan 2014

Mater. Horiz., 2014,1, 321-325

Bioinspired stiff and flexible composites of nanocellulose-reinforced amorphous CaCO3

T. Saito, Y. Oaki, T. Nishimura, A. Isogai and T. Kato, Mater. Horiz., 2014, 1, 321 DOI: 10.1039/C3MH00134B

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