2 papers
physics.app-ph2021
Printable, castable, nanocrystalline cellulose-epoxy composites exhibiting hierarchical nacre-like toughening
Abhinav Rao, Thibaut Divoux, Crystal Owens +1
Due to their exceptional mechanical and chemical properties and their natural abundance, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are promising building blocks of sustainable polymer composit…
cond-mat.soft2019
Shear Melting and Recovery of Crosslinkable Cellulose Nanocrystal-Polymer Gels
Abhinav Rao, Thibaut Divoux, Gareth H. McKinley +1
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are naturally-derived nanostructures of growing importance for the production of composites having attractive mechanical properties, and offer improved…