Molecularly Engineered Nanocomposites: Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals
- 17 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 6 (6), 2914-2918
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm050333u
Abstract
Cellulose nanocrystals are promising as a new class of reinforcing material for the preparation of nanostructured composites. We report here the preparation of cellulose nanocrystal multilayer composites with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) using layer-by-layer assembly (LBL) technique. The LBL assembly was characterized with UV−Vis spectroscopy and ellipsometry. The average thickness of a single bilayer was found to be 11 nm. AFM and SEM characterization revealed uniform coverage and densely packed cellulose crystal surface.Keywords
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