Structure and transformation of tactoids in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Wang, Pei Xi ^a   Hamad, Wadood Y ^b   MacLachlan, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL TACTOID; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELLULOSE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLE; NUCLEATION; TRANSFORMATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVAPORATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SOLID; SUSPENSION;

EID: 84965178363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11515     Document Type: Article

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