TY - JOUR
T1 - Properties of Biocomposite Fibers from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Cellulose Matrix
AU - Lin Liu & Ju-Ming Yao
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 2
SP - 207
EP - 215
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/05
SN - 5
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi06201209
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4875.html
KW - Cellulose
KW - Cellulose Nanowhiskers
KW - Self-reinforced
KW - Biocomposite Fibers
KW - Interfacial Interaction
AB - A series of self-reinforced, biocomposite fibers were successfully fabricated using Cellulose Nanowhiskers
(CNWs) and cellulose matrix isolated from mulberry branch bark by wet spinning. The obtained CNWs
have a diameter of about 20 nm and a length of 300-400 nm. The hybrid solutions containing less than
9 wt% CNWs were miscible according to the rheological curves. Specially, the synergistic interactions
between fillers and matrix play a key role in reinforcing the composite fibers. The tensile strength and
Young's modulus of composite fibers at 65% relative humidity increased from 172 to 571 MPa and 2.06
to 4.15 GPa with increasing CNWs content from 0 to 9 wt%.