Cellulosic liquid crystals for films and fibers

Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals in a Confined Geometry

(2016) Richard M. Parker et al.   ACS Nano

Influence of the Particle Concentration and Marangoni Flow on the Formation of Cellulose Nanocrystal Films

(2016) Alican Gençer et al.   LANGMUIR

Sensing surface morphology of biofibers by decorating spider silk and cellulosic filaments with nematic microdroplets

(2016) Luis E. Aguirre et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Colloidal cholesteric liquid crystal in spherical confinement

(2016) Yunfeng Li et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon Nanotubes as Reinforcement of Cellulose Liquid Crystalline Responsive Networks

(2015) Coro Echeverria et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Cellulose-based nanostructures for photoresponsive surfaces

(2015) Susete N. Fernandes et al.   CELLULOSE

Droplets of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions on drying give iridescent 3-D “coffee-stain” rings

(2015) Xiaoyue Mu et al.   CELLULOSE

A cellulosic liquid crystal pool for cellulose nanocrystals: Structure and molecular dynamics at high shear rates

(2015) Coro Echeverria et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Rheo-NMR study of water-based cellulose liquid crystal system at high shear rates

(2015) Coro Echeverria et al.   POLYMER

Confined self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals in a shrinking droplet

(2015) Fernando Jativa et al.   Soft Matter

Photomobile materials with interpenetrating polymer networks composed of liquid-crystalline and amorphous polymers

(2015) T. Ube et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Sensitive Humidity-Driven Reversible and Bidirectional Bending of Nanocellulose Thin Films as Bio-Inspired Actuation

(2015) Miao Wang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Digital Color in Cellulose Nanocrystal Films

(2014) Ahu Gümrah Dumanli et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Tunable Mesoporous Bilayer Photonic Resins with Chiral Nematic Structures and Actuator Properties

(2014) Mostofa K. Khan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Responsive Mesoporous Photonic Cellulose Films by Supramolecular Cotemplating

(2014) Michael Giese et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Functional Materials from Cellulose-Derived Liquid-Crystal Templates

(2014) Michael Giese et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals

(2014) Samuel Eyley et al.   Nanoscale

Cellulose nanocrystal-based materials: from liquid crystal self-assembly and glass formation to multifunctional thin films

(2014) Jan P F Lagerwall et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Controlled, Bio-inspired Self-Assembly of Cellulose-Based Chiral Reflectors

(2014) Ahu Gumrah Dumanli et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Tuning the iridescence of chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystals and mesoporous silica films by substrate variation

(2013) Thanh-Dinh Nguyen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Water-Based Cellulose Liquid Crystal System Investigated by Rheo-NMR

(2013) Yong Geng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Self-organizing capacity of nanocelluloses via droplet evaporation

(2013) Kojiro Uetani et al.   Soft Matter

Cellulose Perversions

(2013) João Canejo et al.   Materials

Synthesis and photosensitivity of azobenzene functionalized hydroxypropylcellulose

(2013) Yizhong Huang et al.   RSC Advances

Imprinting of Photonic Patterns with Thermosetting Amino-Formaldehyde-Cellulose Composites

(2013) Michael Giese et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Direct Sun-Driven Artificial Heliotropism for Solar Energy Harvesting Based on a Photo-Thermomechanical Liquid-Crystal Elastomer Nanocomposite

(2012) Chensha Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Electrooptical Behavior of Aqueous (Hydroxypropyl)cellulose Liquid Crystals Containing Imidazolium Salts

(2012) Mitsuhiro Ito et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Mechanical behaviors of Kevlar 49 fabric subjected to uniaxial, biaxial tension and in-plane large shear deformation

(2012) Deju Zhu et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Structural Color and Iridescence in Transparent Sheared Cellulosic Films

(2012) Susete N. Fernandes et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Pointillist structural color in Pollia fruit

(2012) S. Vignolini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photocontrollable Liquid-Crystalline Actuators

(2011) Haifeng Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials

(2011) Dieter Klemm et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

How wet paper curls

(2011) E. Reyssat et al.   EPL

A new approach for patterning epiclon-based polyimide precursor films using a lyotropic liquid crystal template

(2011) Andreea Irina Cosutchi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Chiral Nematic Assemblies of Silver Nanoparticles in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films

(2011) Hao Qi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Flexible and Iridescent Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Organosilica Films

(2011) Kevin E. Shopsowitz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cellulose-Based Liquid Crystalline Photoresponsive Films with Tunable Surface Wettability

(2011) L. F. V. Pinto et al.   LANGMUIR

Structural colour and iridescence in plants: the poorly studied relations of pigment colour

(2010) Beverley J. Glover et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Design, synthesis, and characterization of a combined main-chain/side-chain liquid-crystalline polymer based on ethyl cellulose

(2010) Tianhui Hu et al.   CELLULOSE

On the mechanism of dissolution of cellulose

(2010) Björn Lindman et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Free-standing mesoporous silica films with tunable chiral nematic structures

(2010) Kevin E. Shopsowitz et al.   NATURE

Addition effects of imidazolium salts on mesophase structure and optical properties of concentrated hydroxypropyl cellulose aqueous solutions

(2010) Ryotaro Chiba et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Self-winding of helices in plant tendrils and cellulose liquid crystal fibers

(2010) M. H. Godinho et al.   Soft Matter

Moving with climbing plants from Charles Darwin's time into the 21st century

(2009) S. Isnard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Coaxial electrospinning of liquid crystal-containing poly(vinylpyrrolidone) microfibers

(2009) Eva Enz et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Floral Iridescence, Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Animal Pollinators

(2009) H. M. Whitney et al.   SCIENCE

How to mimic the shapes of plant tendrils on the nano and microscale: spirals and helices of electrospun liquid crystalline cellulose derivatives

(2009) M. H. Godinho et al.   Soft Matter

Helical Twisting of Electrospun Liquid Crystalline Cellulose Micro- and Nanofibers

(2008) João P. Canejo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Liquid crystalline cellulose derivative elastomer films under uniaxial strain

(2008) M. H. Godinho et al.   CELLULOSE

Electrospinning Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives

(2008) Margaret W. Frey   Polymer Reviews