Polymer Brushes on Cellulose Nanofibers: Modification, SI-ATRP, and Unexpected Degradation Processes

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 7642-7650

  Morits, Maria ^a   McKee, Jason R ^a   Majoinen, Johanna ^a   Malho, Jani Markus ^a   Houbenov, Nikolay ^a   Seitsonen, Jani ^a   Laine, Janne ^a   Gröschel, André H ^a,b   Ikkala, Olli ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulose degradation; Cellulose nanofibers; Nanocellulose; SI ATRP; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHAINS; DENDRIMERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NANOFIBERS; NANORODS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CELLULOSE DEGRADATION; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION; NANO-CELLULOSE; POLY(N-BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLYMERIZATION KINETICS; SURFACE INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (SI ATRP);

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 85028801438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00972     Document Type: Article

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