Liquid crystalline thermosets based on anisotropic phases of cellulose nanocrystals

Cellulose

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2569-2582

  Zoppe, Justin O ^a   Grosset, Lucas ^b   Seppälä, Jukka ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Cellulose nanocrystals; Epoxy nanocomposite; Liquid crystalline thermoset; Lyotropic liquid crystals; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE THERMOSETS; LOW GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOSETS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CELLULOSE FILM; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84884414621     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-0008-2     Document Type: Article

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