Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Cellulose Gels as a Flexible Reinforcement Matrix for Polymer Nanocomposites

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 41, 2015, Pages 22990-22998

  Shi, Zhuqun ^a   Huang, Junchao ^a   Liu, Chuanjun ^a   Ding, Beibei ^a   Kuga, Shigenori ^b   Cai, Jie ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

mechanical properties; nanoporous cellulose gels; polymer nanocomposites; solvent resistance; thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CELLULOSE; FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS; GELS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; SOLVENTS; SWELLING; THERMAL EXPANSION; WOOD;

CELLULOSE GELS; COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSIONS; FLEXIBLE REINFORCEMENT; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SOLVENT RESISTANCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CELLULOSE FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANT FIBERS; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STABILITY;

CELLULOSE; GEL; HYDROGEL; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; WATER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; GEL; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; NANOPORE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

CELLULOSE; GELS; HYDROGELS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER;

EID: 84945411269     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06232     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Fernandes, G. E.; Kim, J. H.; Sood, A. K.; Xu, J. Giant Temperature Coefficient of Resistance in Carbon Nanotube/Phase-Change Polymer Nanocomposites Adv. Funct. Mater. 2013, 23, 4678-4683 10.1002/adfm.201300208
2. de Lannoy, C. F.; Jassby, D.; Gloe, K.; Gordon, A. D.; Wiesner, M. R. Aquatic Biofouling Prevention by Electrically Charged Nanocomposite Polymer Thin Film Membranes Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, 2760-2768 10.1021/es3045168
3. Chang, C. M.; Weng, C. J.; Chien, C. M.; Chuang, T. L.; Lee, T. Y.; Yeh, J. M.; Wei, Y. Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Electrodes with Biomimetic Hierarchical Structure for Supercapacitors J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 14719-14728 10.1039/c3ta13758a
4. Gu, H. B.; Tadakamalla, S.; Zhang, X.; Huang, Y. D.; Jiang, Y.; Colorado, H. A.; Luo, Z. P.; Wei, S. Y.; Guo, Z. H. Epoxy Resin Nanosuspensions and Reinforced Nanocomposites from Polyaniline Stabilized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes J. Mater. Chem. C 2013, 1, 729-743 10.1039/C2TC00379A
5. Kaiser, A. B.; Skakalova, V. Electronic Conduction in Polymers, Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 3786-3801 10.1039/c0cs00103a
6. Nardecchia, S.; Carriazo, D.; Ferrer, M. L.; Gutierrez, M. C.; del Monte, F. Three Dimensional Macroporous Architectures and Aerogels Built of Carbon Nanotubes and/or Graphene: Synthesis and Applications Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 794-830 10.1039/C2CS35353A
7. Hu, K. S.; Gupta, M. K.; Kulkarni, D. D.; Tsukruk, V. V. Ultra-Robust Graphene Oxide-Silk Fibroin Nanocomposite Membranes Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 2301-2307 10.1002/adma.201300179
8. Cong, H. P.; Wang, P.; Yu, S. H. Stretchable and Self-healing Graphene Oxide-Polymer Composite Hydrogels: A Dual-network Design Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, 3357-3362 10.1021/cm401919c
9. Xu, K. L.; Chen, G. M.; Qiu, D. Convenient Construction of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Graphene Pie-like Structure with Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 12395-12399 10.1039/c3ta12691a
10. Xia, L. W.; Xie, R.; Ju, X. J.; Wang, W.; Chen, Q. M.; Chu, L. Y. Nano-structured Smart Hydrogels with Rapid Response and High Elasticity Nat. Commun. 2013, 4, 2226-2236 10.1038/ncomms3226
11. Ning, J. Y.; Li, G.; Haraguchi, K. Synthesis of Highly Stretchable, Mechanically Tough, Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Nanocomposite Gels with Controlled Thermosensitivities Macromolecules 2013, 46, 5317-5328 10.1021/ma4009059
12. Tamesue, S.; Ohtani, M.; Yamada, K.; Ishida, Y.; Spruell, J. M.; Lynd, N. A.; Hawker, C. J.; Aida, T. Linear versus Dendritic Molecular Binders for Hydrogel Network Formation with Clay Nanosheets: Studies with ABA Triblock Copolyethers Carrying Guanidinium Ion Pendants J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 15650-15655 10.1021/ja408547g
13. Fujisawa, S.; Ikeuchi, T.; Takeuchi, M.; Saito, T.; Isogai, A. Superior Reinforcement Effect of TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibrils in Polystyrene Matrix: Optical, Thermal, and Mechanical Studies Biomacromolecules 2012, 13, 2188-2194 10.1021/bm300609c
14. Habibi, Y.; Lucia, L. A.; Rojas, O. J. Cellulose Nanocrystals: Chemistry, Self-Assembly, and Applications Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 3479-3500 10.1021/cr900339w
15. Capadona, J. R.; Shanmuganathan, K.; Tyler, D. J.; Rowan, S. J.; Weder, C. Stimuli-responsive Polymer Nanocomposites Inspired by the Sea Cucumber Dermis Science 2008, 319, 1370-1374 10.1126/science.1153307
16. Capadona, J.; Van Den Berg, O.; Capadona, L.; Schroeter, M.; Rowan, S.; Tyler, D.; Weder, C. A Versatile Approach for the Processing of Polymer Nanocomposites with Self-assembled Nanofibre Templates Nat. Nanotechnol. 2007, 2, 765-769 10.1038/nnano.2007.379
17. Dagnon, K. L.; Shanmuganathan, K.; Weder, C.; Rowan, S. J. Water-Triggered Modulus Changes of Cellulose Nanofiber Nanocomposites with Hydrophobic Polymer Matrices Macromolecules 2012, 45, 4707-4715 10.1021/ma300463y
18. Klemm, D.; Kramer, F.; Moritz, S.; Lindström, T.; Ankerfors, M.; Gray, D.; Dorris, A. Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5438-5466 10.1002/anie.201001273
19. Eichhorn, S. J. Stiff as a Board: Perspectives on the Crystalline Modulus of Cellulose ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 1237-1239 10.1021/mz300420k
20. Moon, R. J.; Martini, A.; Nairn, J.; Simonsen, J.; Youngblood, J. Cellulose Nanomaterials Review: Structure, Properties and Nanocomposites Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 3941-3994 10.1039/c0cs00108b
21. Quero, F.; Eichhorn, S. J.; Nogi, M.; Yano, H.; Lee, K. Y. Bismarck, A., Interfaces in Cross-Linked and Grafted Bacterial Cellulose/Poly(Lactic Acid) Resin Composites J. Polym. Environ. 2012, 20, 916-925 10.1007/s10924-012-0487-5
22. Nogi, M.; Yano, H. Transparent Nanocomposites Based on Cellulose Produced by Bacteria Offer Potential Innovation in the Electronics Device Industry Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 1849-1852 10.1002/adma.200702559
23. Ifuku, S.; Nogi, M.; Abe, K.; Handa, K.; Nakatsubo, F.; Yano, H. Surface Modification of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers for Property Enhancement of Optically Transparent Composites: Dependence on Acetyl-group DS Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 1973-1978 10.1021/bm070113b
24. Shopsowitz, K. E.; Qi, H.; Hamad, W. Y.; MacLachlan, M. J. Free-standing Mesoporous Silica Films with Tunable Chiral Nematic Structures Nature 2010, 468, 422-425 10.1038/nature09540
25. Beecher, J. F. Wood, Trees and Nanotechnology Nat. Nanotechnol. 2007, 2, 466-467 10.1038/nnano.2007.239
26. Bonini, C.; Heux, L.; Cavaille, J. Y.; Lindner, P.; Dewhurst, C.; Terech, P. Rodlike Cellulose Whiskers Coated with Surfactant: A Small-angle Neutron Scattering Characterization Langmuir 2002, 18, 3311-3314 10.1021/la015511t
27. Habibi, Y.; Goffin, A. L.; Schiltz, N.; Duquesne, E.; Dubois, P.; Dufresne, A. Bionanocomposites Based on Poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals by Ring-opening Polymerization J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 5002-5010 10.1039/b809212e
28. Ljungberg, N.; Bonini, C.; Bortolussi, F.; Boisson, C.; Heux, L.; Cavaille, J. Y. New Nanocomposite Material Reinforced with Cellulose Whiskers in Atactic Polypropylene: Effect of Surface and Dispersion Cheracteristics Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 2732-2739 10.1021/bm050222v
29. Petersson, L.; Kvien, I.; Oksman, K. Structure and Thermal Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Cellulose Whiskers Nanocomposites Materials Compos. Sci. Technol. 2007, 67, 2535-2544 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.12.012
30. Fujisawa, S.; Saito, T.; Kimura, S.; Iwata, T.; Isogai, A. Surface Engineering of Ultrafine Cellulose Nanofibrils toward Polymer Nanocomposite Materials Biomacromolecules 2013, 14, 1541-1546 10.1021/bm400178m
31. Capadona, J. R.; Shanmuganathan, K.; Trittschuh, S.; Seidel, S.; Rowan, S. J.; Weder, C. Polymer Nanocomposites with Nanowhiskers Isolated from Microcrystalline Cellulose Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 712-716 10.1021/bm8010903
32. Mendez, J.; Annamalai, P. K.; Eichhorn, S. J.; Rusli, R.; Rowan, S. J.; Foster, E. J.; Weder, C. Bioinspired Mechanically Adaptive Polymer Nanocomposites with Water-Activated Shape-Memory Effect Macromolecules 2011, 44, 6827-6835 10.1021/ma201502k
33. Boujemaoui, A.; Carlsson, L.; Malmström, E.; Lahcini, M.; Berglund, L.; Sehaqui, H.; Carlmark, A. Facile Preparation Route for Nanostructured Composites: Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Polymerization of μ-Caprolactone from High-Surface-Area Nanopaper ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2012, 4, 3191-3198 10.1021/am300537h
34. Iwamoto, S.; Nakagaito, A.; Yano, H. Nano-fibrillation of Pulp Fibers for the Processing of Transparent Nanocomposites Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 2007, 89, 461-466 10.1007/s00339-007-4175-6
35. Suryanegara, L.; Nakagaito, A.; Yano, H. The Effect of Crystallization of PLA on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Microfibrillated Cellulose-reinforced PLA Composites Compos. Sci. Technol. 2009, 69, 1187-1192 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.022
36. Wu, Q.; Henriksson, M.; Liu, X.; Berglund, L. A High Strength Nanocomposite Based on Microcrystalline Cellulose and Polyurethane Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 3687-3692 10.1021/bm701061t
37. Cai, J.; Kimura, S.; Wada, M.; Kuga, S.; Zhang, L. Cellulose Aerogels from Aqueous Alkali Hydroxide-Urea Solution ChemSusChem 2008, 1, 149-154 10.1002/cssc.200700039
38. Cai, J.; Kimura, S.; Wada, M.; Kuga, S. Nanoporous Cellulose as Metal Nanoparticles Support Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 87-94 10.1021/bm800919e
39. Cai, J.; Liu, S. L.; Feng, J.; Kimura, S.; Wada, M.; Kuga, S.; Zhang, L. N. Cellulose-Silica Nanocomposite Aerogels by In Situ Formation of Silica in Cellulose Gel Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 2118-2121 10.1002/ange.201105730
40. Wang, Q. Y.; Cai, J.; Zhang, L. N.; Xu, M.; Cheng, H.; Han, C. C.; Kuga, S.; Xiao, J.; Xiao, R. A Bioplastic with High Strength Constructed from a Cellulose Hydrogel by Changing the Aggregated Structure J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 6678-6686 10.1039/c3ta11130j
41. Cai, J.; Zhang, L. Unique Gelation Behavior of Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 183-189 10.1021/bm0505585
42. Cai, J.; Liu, Y. T.; Zhang, L. N. Dilute Solution Properties of Cellulose in LiOH/Urea Aqueous System J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2006, 44, 3093-3101 10.1002/polb.20938
43. Cai, J.; Zhang, L. Rapid Dissolution of Cellulose in LiOH/Urea and NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solutions Macromol. Biosci. 2005, 5, 539-548 10.1002/mabi.200400222
44. Siqueira, G.; Bras, J.; Dufresne, A. Cellulose Whiskers versus Microfibrils: Influence of the Nature of the Nanoparticle and its Surface Functionalization on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 425-432 10.1021/bm801193d
45. Ouali, N.; Cavaille, J. Y.; Perez, J. Elastic, viscoelastic and plastic behavior of multiphase polymer blends Plast., Rubber Compos. Process. Appl. 1991, 16, 55-60
46. Favier, V.; Cavaille, J. Y.; Canova, G. R.; Shrivastava, S. C. Mechanical Percolation in Cellulose Whisker Nanocomposites Polym. Eng. Sci. 1997, 37, 1732-1739 10.1002/pen.11821
47. Dubief, D.; Samain, E.; Dufresne, A. Polysaccharide Microcrystals Reinforced Amorphous Poly(β-hydroxyoctanoate) Nanocomposite Materials Macromolecules 1999, 32, 5765-5771 10.1021/ma990274a
48. Tang, L.; Weder, C. Cellulose Whisker/Epoxy Resin Nanocomposites ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 2, 1073-1080 10.1021/am900830h
49. Jorfi, M.; Roberts, M. N.; Foster, E. J.; Weder, C. Physiologically Responsive, Mechanically Adaptive Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 1517-1526 10.1021/am303160j
50. Roohani, M.; Habibi, Y.; Belgacem, N. M.; Ebrahim, G.; Karimi, A. N.; Dufresne, A. Cellulose Whiskers Reinforced Polyvinyl Alcohol Copolymers Nanocomposites Eur. Polym. J. 2008, 44, 2489-2498 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.05.024
51. Braun, B.; Dorgan, J. R.; Hollingsworth, L. O. Supra-Molecular EcoBioNanocomposites Based on Polylactide and Cellulosic Nanowhiskers: Synthesis and Properties Biomacromolecules 2012, 13, 2013-2019 10.1021/bm300149w
52. Alloin, F.; D'Aprea, A.; Kissi, N. E.; Dufresne, A.; Bossard, F. Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolyte Based on Whisker or Microfibrils Polyoxyethylene Nanocomposites Electrochim. Acta 2010, 55, 5186-5194 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.04.034
53. Dufresne, A.; Cavaillé, J.-Y.; Helbert, W. Thermoplastic Nanocomposites Filled with Wheat Straw Cellulose Whiskers. Part II: Effect of Processing and Modeling Polym. Compos. 1997, 18, 198-210 10.1002/pc.10274
54. MacDonald, W. A. Engineered Films for Display Technologies J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 4-10 10.1039/b310846p
55. Langan, P.; Sukumar, N.; Nishiyama, Y.; Chanzy, H. Synchrotron X-ray Structures of Cellulose Iβ and Regenerated Cellulose II at Ambient Temperature and 100 K Cellulose 2005, 12, 551-562 10.1007/s10570-005-9006-3
56. II Crystals Cellulose 2006, 13, 281-290 10.1007/s10570-005-9038-8