title: Generalized indirect Fourier transformation as a valuable tool for the structural characterization of aqueous nanocrystalline cellulose suspensions by small angle X-ray scattering.
abstract: Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is employed to characterize the inner structure and shape of aqueous nanocrystalline cellulose suspensions using the generalized indirect Fourier transformation (GIFT). The use of the GIFT approach provides a single fitting procedure for the determination of intra- and interparticle interactions due to a simultaneous treatment of the form factor P(q) and the structure factor S(q). Moreover, GIFT allows for the determination of particle charges and polydispersity indices. As test material, aqueous nanocrystalline cellulose suspensions (aNCS) prepared by the H2SO4 route have been investigated and characterized (SAXS, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential).
authors: University Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Engineering Materials and Design, Laboratory for the Characterization and Processing of Polymers, Smetanova Ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
authors: Heike M A
authors: HM
authors: Ehmann
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Spirk
authors: Aleš
authors: A
authors: Doliška
authors: Tamilselvan
authors: T
authors: Mohan
authors: Walter
authors: W
authors: Gössler
authors: Volker
authors: V
authors: Ribitsch
authors: Majda
authors: M
authors: Sfiligoj-Smole
authors: Karin
authors: K
authors: Stana-Kleinschek