Tactoid Annealing Improves Order in Self-Assembled Cellulose Nanocrystal Films with Chiral Nematic Structures

Langmuir

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 646-652

  Tran, Andy ^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 DERIVATIVES; EVAPORATION; NANOCRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); EVAPORATION TIME; FILM FORMATIONS; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; LIQUID CRYSTALLINITY; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY PROCESS;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

ANNEALING; ASSEMBLY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; EVAPORATION; FILM; PROCESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 85047452689     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03920     Document Type: Article

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