Enhancing Self-Assembly in Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions Using High-Permittivity Solvents

被引:52
作者
Bruckner, Johanna R. [1 ]
Kuhnhold, Anja [2 ]
Honorato-Rios, Camila [1 ]
Schilling, Tanja [2 ]
Lagerwall, Jan P. F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Luxembourg, Expt Soft Matter Phys Grp, Phys & Mat Sci Res Unit, L-1511 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
[2] Univ Luxembourg, Theoret Soft Matter Grp, Phys & Mat Sci Res Unit, L-1511 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
关键词
CHIRAL NEMATIC FILMS; LIQUID-CRYSTAL; SURFACE MODIFICATION; PHASE-SEPARATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; DISPERSIBILITY; NANOCELLULOSE; MICROFIBRILS; EQUILIBRIUM; DISPERSIONS;
D O I
10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02647
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Helical liquid crystal self-assembly in suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), bioderived nanorods exhibiting excellent mechanical and optical properties, opens attractive routes to sustainable production of advanced functional materials. For convenience, in most studies until now, the CNCs were suspended in water, leaving a knowledge gap concerning the influence of the solvent. Using a novel approach for aggregation-free solvent exchange in CNC suspensions, here we show that protic solvents with a high dielectric permittivity epsilon(r) significantly speed up self-assembly (from days to hours) at high CNC mass fraction and reduce the concentration dependence of the helix period (variation reducing from more than 30 mu m to less than 1 mu m). Moreover, our computer simulations indicate that the degree of order at constant CNC content increases with increasing epsilon(r), leading to a shorter pitch and a reduced threshold for liquid crystallinity. In low-epsilon(r) solvents, the onset of long-range orientational order is coupled to kinetic arrest, preventing the formation of a helical superstructure. Our results show that the choice of solvent is a powerful parameter for tuning the behavior of CNC suspensions, enhancing our ability to control the self-assembly and thereby harvesting valuable novel cellulose-based materials.
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页码:9854 / 9862
页数:9
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