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Adhesive surface interactions of cellulose nanocrystals from different sources

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Abstract

Adhesion plays an important role in the final properties of nanocomposites. This study explored the surface interaction of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and the effect of CNC sources on adhesion between individual CNCs and the Si tip of an AFM cantilever using a force mapping technique called FMap. The adhesion between CNCs and a Si tip from five different sources has been studied: cotton, Whatman filter paper, hemp, softwood chemical kraft pulp, and softwood-dissolving pulp (alistaple). Mica was used as the background substrate to act as an internal standard. This study’s findings suggest that adhesion is not the same for all CNCs. Transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to determine the size and shape of each CNC. The experimental quantitative data showed that adhesion between CNCs and the Si tip has a close correlation with the diameter of the CNCs. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of sulfate groups on the surface of the CNCs and a correlation between adhesion and surface chemistry of the CNCs was observed.

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  1. Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Roya R. Lahiji

  2. National Institute for Nanotechnology, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Yaman Boluk & Mark McDermott

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Mark McDermott

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Yaman Boluk

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Lahiji, R.R., Boluk, Y. & McDermott, M. Adhesive surface interactions of cellulose nanocrystals from different sources. J Mater Sci 47, 3961–3970 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6247-z

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