Well-dispersed cellulose nanocrystals in hydrophobic polymers by in situ polymerization for synthesizing highly reinforced bio-nanocomposites

• DOI: 10.1039/c7nr09080c
• Publication Date: 2018-03-27T10:34:24Z
• Authors: Shiyu Geng; Jiayuan Wei; Yvonne Aitomäki; Maxime Noël; Kristiina Oksman
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

An in situ polymerization method is developed and utilized to achieve superior dispersion of cellulose nanocrystals in hydrophobic polymer matrices, resulting in highly reinforced bio-nanocomposites with a very low fraction of cellulose nanocrystals.