Marta Martínez-Sanz, Amparo López-Rubio, Maria José Fabra, José M. Lagaron*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 107-117, 2014, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2014.634106
Abstract Due to their high crystallinity and aspect ratio, bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers (BCNW) represent an appealing
choice for the development of fully biobased nanocomposite materials with high barrier performance. However, their
strong tendency to self-associate, together with their highly hydrophilic character, has restricted the production of
nanocomposites containing cellulose nanowhiskers by industrial processing techniques such as melt compounding.
Th is article presents an overview of the latest published results carried out within our group and also in other
relevant literature, which have led to the development of an effi cient strategy for the incorporation of highly dispersed
BCNW by melt compounding… More >
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