Mechanics of strong and tough cellulose nanopaper

Q Meng, TJ Wang - applied mechanics reviews, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Cellulose nanopaper, which consists of a porous network of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs),
exhibits excellent mechanical properties with high strength and toughness. The physical …

Discovery and design of soft polymeric bio-inspired materials with multiscale simulations and artificial intelligence

C Zhai, T Li, H Shi, J Yeo - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Materials chemistry is at the forefront of the global “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, in part by
establishing a “Materials 4.0” paradigm. A key aspect of this paradigm is develo** …

Binary cellulose nanocrystal blends for bioinspired damage tolerant photonic films

B Natarajan, A Krishnamurthy, X Qin… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most attempts to emulate the mechanical properties of strong and tough natural composites
using helicoidal films of wood‐derived cellulose nanocrystals (w‐CNCs) fall short in …

Effects of interface properties on the mechanical properties of bio-inspired cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-based materials

M Shishehbor, PD Zavattieri - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is a new family of cellulose materials with outstanding
mechanical and chemical properties that have been successfully demonstrated to have …

Mechanical properties of cellulose nanocrystal (cnc) bundles: Coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulation

MG Ramezani, B Golchinfar - Journal of Composites Science, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is a promising biodegradable nanomaterial with outstanding
physical, chemical, and mechanical properties for many applications. Although aligned …

Coarse-grained modeling of nanocellulose network towards understanding the mechanical performance

Z Li, W **a - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to the impressive mechanical properties and renewability, nanocellulose has been
increasingly used for the development of lightweight materials in various applications. Here …

Microstructure and dynamics of nanocellulose films: Insights into the deformational behavior

Z Li, Y Liao, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, W **a - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) thin films draw considerable interest in engineering and
technological applications due to their excellent mechanical and physical properties …

Green fabrication of high-performance chitin nanowhiskers/PVA composite films with a “brick-and-mortar” structure

Y Shi, G Wu, SC Chen, F Song… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chitin is a biobased and renewable biopolymer which consistents with the green and
sustainable development. However, the strong inter-and intra-molecular hydrogen bonding …

Mechanics of cellulose nanopaper using a scalable coarse-grained modeling scheme

U Ray, Z Pang, T Li - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose, the abundantly available and sustainable biopolymer, exhibits intrinsic
mechanical properties superior to many high-performance structural materials. The …

Spalling-like failure by cylindrical projectiles deteriorates the ballistic performance of multi-layer graphene plates

Z Meng, J Han, X Qin, Y Zhang, O Balogun, S Keten - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Ballistic performance of ultra-thin graphene membranes have recently been investigated at
the micro and nanoscale. Two open questions that remain unanswered are, how graphitic …