Green bionanocomposites from high-elasticity “soft” polyurethane and high-crystallinity “rigid” chitin nanocrystals with controlled surface acetylation

Simultaneous Reinforcing and Toughening of Polyurethane via Grafting on the Surface of Microfibrillated Cellulose

(2014) Xuelin Yao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Surface chemistry, morphological analysis and properties of cellulose nanocrystals with gradiented sulfation degrees

(2014) Ning Lin et al.   Nanoscale

The influence of applied silica nanoparticles on a bio-renewable castor oil based polyurethane nanocomposite and its physicochemical properties

(2014) Kamal Mohamed Seeni Meera et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Shape-Memory Bionanocomposites Based on Chitin Nanocrystals and Thermoplastic Polyurethane with a Highly Crystalline Soft Segment

(2013) Ainara Saralegi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structure and mechanical properties of new biomass-based nanocomposite: Castor oil-based polyurethane reinforced with acetylated cellulose nanocrystal

(2013) Song Lin et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

The role of cellulose nanocrystals in the improvement of the shape-memory properties of castor oil-based segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes

(2013) Ainara Saralegi et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rheological Behavior of Environmentally Friendly Castor Oil-Based Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersions

(2013) Samy A. Madbouly et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Crystalline structure and thermal property characterization of chitin from Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)

(2012) Yanchao Wang et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Chitin nanofibers: preparations, modifications, and applications

(2012) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   Nanoscale

Preparation, properties and applications of polysaccharide nanocrystals in advanced functional nanomaterials: a review

(2012) Ning Lin et al.   Nanoscale

Chitin Whiskers: An Overview

(2011) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Effect of polysaccharide nanocrystals on structure, properties, and drug release kinetics of alginate-based microspheres

(2011) Ning Lin et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

New waterborne polyurethane-based nanocomposites reinforced with low loading levels of chitin whisker

(2011) J. Huang et al.   Express Polymer Letters

Strong Nanocomposite Reinforcement Effects in Polyurethane Elastomer with Low Volume Fraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals

(2011) Aihua Pei et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Fabrication of optically transparent chitin nanocomposites

(2010) M. Iftekhar Shams et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Acetylation of Chitin Nanofibers and their Transparent Nanocomposite Films

(2010) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Surface acetylation of cellulose nanocrystal and its reinforcing function in poly(lactic acid)

(2010) Ning Lin et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Castor oil as a renewable resource for the chemical industry

(2010) Hatice Mutlu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Films from Chitin Whisker and Waterborne Poly(ester-urethane) With or Without Ultra-Sonification Treatment

(2010) Ming Zeng et al.   Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry

Microstructure and properties of polyurethanes derived from castor oil

(2010) M.A. Corcuera et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

One-pot polymerization, surface grafting, and processing of waterborne polyurethane-cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites

(2009) Xiaodong Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Polyurethanes Based on Castor Oil: Kinetics, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties

(2008) Elodie Hablot et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING