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ArticleBiomacromolecules2023

Morphological Changes of Polymer-Grafted Nanocellulose during a Drying Process.

Shuji Fujisawa, Kazuho Daicho, Ayhan Yurtsever, Takeshi Fukuma, Tsuguyuki Saito

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Designing for Degradation: Transient Devices Enabled by (Nano)Cellulose.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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5 authors.

Shuji FujisawaDepartment of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5221-6781
Kazuho DaichoDepartment of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4203-2257
Ayhan YurtseverNano Life Science Institute (WPI NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5088-0259
Takeshi FukumaNano Life Science Institute (WPI NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8971-6002
Tsuguyuki SaitoDepartment of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1073-6663

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanocellulose is emerging as a sustainable building block in materials science. Surface modification via polymer grafting has proven to be effective in tuning diverse material properties of nanocellulose, including wettability of films and the reinforcement effect in polymer matrices. Despite its widespread use in various environments, the structure of a single polymer-grafted nanocellulose remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the morphologies of polymer-grafted CNFs at water-mica and air-mica interfaces by using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation and atomic force microscopy. We show that the morphologies of the polymer-grafted CNFs undergo a marked change in response to the surrounding environment due to variations in the conformation of the surface polymer chains. Our results provide novel insights into the molecular structure of polymer-grafted CNFs and can facilitate the design and development of innovative biomass-based nanomaterials.

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NanostructuresPolymersAluminum SilicatesMolecular StructureAluminum SilicatesmicaPolymers

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PMCPMC10428159

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