title: Doubly curved nanofiber-reinforced optically transparent composites.
abstract: Doubly curved nanofiber-reinforced optically transparent composites with low thermal expansion of 15 ppm/k are prepared by hot pressing vacuum-filtered Pickering emulsions of hydrophobic acrylic resin monomer, hydrophilic chitin nanofibers and water. The coalescence of acrylic monomer droplets in the emulsion is prevented by the chitin nanofibers network. This transparent composite has 3D shape moldability, making it attractive for optical precision parts.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Gokasho, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Md Iftekhar
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Shams
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Gokasho, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yano