Iridescent films from cellulose nanocrystals: Chiral nematic or smectic multi-lamellar structure?

J-FOR

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 6-8

  Gray, Derek G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT;

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CHIRAL NEMATICS; CHIROPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FRACTURE SURFACES; HIGH RESOLUTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BRITTLENESS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DISPERSIONS; HYDROGEN;

EID: 84899845843     PISSN: 19276311     EISSN: 1927632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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