Controlled production of patterns in iridescent solid films of cellulose nanocrystals

Cellulose

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1401-1411

  Beck, Stephanie ^a   Bouchard, Jean ^a   Chauve, Greg ^a   Berry, Richard ^a,b  

^a FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; Chiral nematic films; Evaporation rate; Iridescence; Self assembly; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); CHIRAL-NEMATIC FILMS; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DIFFERENTIAL HEATING; EVAPORATION RATE; IRIDESCENCE; PATTERN FORMATION;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ALGORITHMS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DISPERSIONS; EVAPORATION; IRIDESCENCE; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS;

EID: 84877621997     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-9888-4     Document Type: Article

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