title: A transparent hybrid of nanocrystalline cellulose and amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles.
abstract: Nanocellulose hybrids are promising candidates for biodegradable multifunctional materials. Hybrids of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles were obtained through a facile chemical approach over a wide range of compositions. Controlling the interactions between NCC and ACC results in hard, transparent structures with tunable composition, homogeneity and anisotropy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gebauer
authors.forename: Vitaliy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oliynyk
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salajkova
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sort
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salazar-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose; D002119:Calcium Carbonate