Development of electrospun EVOH fibres reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers. Part I: Characterization and method optimization

Cellulose

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 335-347

  Martínez Sanz, Marta ^a   Olsson, Richard T ^b   Lopez Rubio, Amparo ^a   Lagaron, Jose M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Electrospinning; EVOH; Hybrid fibres; Nanowhiskers

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; AMORPHOUS REGIONS; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPUNS; EVOH; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GLUCONACETOBACTER; HYBRID FIBRES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MATRIX; NANO-FIBRILS; NANOFILLER; POLARIZED LIGHT; SEM; SULPHATES; SULPHURIC ACIDS; THERMAL STABILITY; WASHING CYCLE; XRD ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; FILLERS; GLASS TRANSITION; NANOWHISKERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SULFURIC ACID; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS;

EID: 79952534306     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-010-9471-1     Document Type: Article

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