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@article{Santmarti:2020:10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105766,
author = {Santmarti, A and Zhang, H and Lappalainen, T and Lee, K-Y},
doi = {10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105766},
journal = {Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing},
pages = {1--9},
title = {Cellulose nanocomposites reinforced with bacterial cellulose sheets prepared from pristine and disintegrated pellicle},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105766},
volume = {130},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - BC sheets can be prepared in two forms: direct press-drying of the as-synthesised BC pellicle or disintegrating the BC pellicle to create a homogenous BC-in-water suspension prior to producing the BC sheet. We found that BC sheet prepared from direct press-drying of pristine pellicle was more homogeneous due to its better BC network formation and possessed higher specific surface area (46 g m−2), better resin impregnation and mechanical properties compared to its disintegrated pellicle counterpart (21 g m−2). BC-poly(acrylated epoxidised soybean oil) (polyAESO) nanocomposites consisting of BC sheet prepared from pristine pellicle was optically transparent whilst BC-polyAEO nanocomposites consisting of BC sheet prepared from disintegrated pellicle was opaque. Whilst the tensile properties of BC-polyAESO nanocomposites from pristine pellicle were higher, the fracture toughness of BC-polyAESO composite consisting of BC sheet from disintegrated pellicle was better. The lack of resin impregnation in BC-polyAESO from disintegrated pellicle led to a laminated structure, which utilised the fracture toughness of BC sheet effectively.
AU - Santmarti,A
AU - Zhang,H
AU - Lappalainen,T
AU - Lee,K-Y
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105766
EP - 9
PY - 2020///
SN - 1359-835X
SP - 1
TI - Cellulose nanocomposites reinforced with bacterial cellulose sheets prepared from pristine and disintegrated pellicle
T2 - Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105766
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X2030004X?via%3Dihub
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/76933
VL - 130
ER -
