Biocomposites from Natural Rubber: Synergistic Effects of Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals as Both Reinforcing and Cross-Linking Agents via Free-Radical Thiol-ene Chemistry

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 30, 2015, Pages 16303-16310

  Parambath Kanoth, Bipinbal ^a   Claudino, Mauro ^a   Johansson, Mats ^a   Berglund, Lars A ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; Interface; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Natural rubber; Thiol ene chemistry

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FRACTURE; FREE RADICALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THIOL-ENE CHEMISTRIES; THIOL-ENE REACTIONS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE; ESTERIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RUBBER;

EID: 84938635081     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03115     Document Type: Article

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