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ArticleBiomacromolecules2021

Challenges in Synthesis and Analysis of Asymmetrically Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Gwendoline Delepierre, Katja Heise, Kiia Malinen, Tetyana Koso, Leena Pitkänen, Emily D Cranston, Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Mauri A Kostiainen, Eero Kontturi, Christoph Weder and 2 more

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Gwendoline DelepierreAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Katja HeiseDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076, Aalto, Espoo Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4105-6759
Kiia MalinenDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076, Aalto, Espoo Finland.
Tetyana KosoMaterials Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, University of Helsinki, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland.
Leena PitkänenDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076, Aalto, Espoo Finland.
Emily D CranstonDepartment of Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6 T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4210-9787
Ilkka KilpeläinenMaterials Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, University of Helsinki, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland.
Mauri A KostiainenDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076, Aalto, Espoo Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8282-2379
Eero KontturiDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076, Aalto, Espoo Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1690-5288
Christoph WederAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7183-1790
Justin O ZoppeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Eduard Maristany 16, 08019 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3599-9227
Alistair W T KingMaterials Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, University of Helsinki, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-3142-9259

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Abstract

When cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are isolated from cellulose microfibrils, the parallel arrangement of the cellulose chains in the crystalline domains is retained so that all reducing end-groups (REGs) point to one crystallite end. This permits the selective chemical modification of one end of the CNCs. In this study, two reaction pathways are compared to selectively attach atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators to the REGs of CNCs, using reductive amination. This modification further enabled the site-specific grafting of the anionic polyelectrolyte poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) from the CNCs. Different analytical methods, including colorimetry and solution-state NMR analysis, were combined to confirm the REG-modification with ATRP-initiators and PSS. The achieved grafting yield was low due to either a limited conversion of the CNC REGs or side reactions on the polymerization initiator during the reductive amination. The end-tethered CNCs were easy to redisperse in water after freeze-drying, and the shear birefringence of colloidal suspensions is maintained after this process.

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CelluloseNanoparticlesPolymerizationWaterCelluloseWater

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PMID34060815
PMCPMC8382247

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