Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2018 Jul 10;115(28):7174-7175.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1809308115. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Designing nanocellulose materials from the molecular scale

Francisco J Martin-Martinez  1
Affiliations
Comment

Designing nanocellulose materials from the molecular scale

Francisco J Martin-Martinez. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
(Right) Schematic representation of the hierarchical structure of lignocellulose biomass down to cellulose nanocrystals. (Left) Diagram shows how the atomistic model of cellulose nanocrystals is the starting point for the bottom-up design of cellulose-based nanomaterials.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

  • Cellulose crystals plastify by localized shear.
    Molnár G, Rodney D, Martoïa F, Dumont PJJ, Nishiyama Y, Mazeau K, Orgéas L. Molnár G, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jul 10;115(28):7260-7265. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800098115. Epub 2018 Jun 20. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018. PMID: 29925601 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Abitbol T, et al. Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2016;39:76–88. - PubMed
    1. Kovalenko A. Predictive multiscale modeling of nanocellulose based materials and systems. IOP Conf Ser Mater Sci Eng. 2014;64:012040.
    1. Molnár G, et al. Cellulose crystals plastify by localized shear. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2017;115:7260–7265. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Jedvert K, Heinze T. Cellulose modification and shaping—A review. J Polym Eng. 2017;37:845–860.
    1. Natarajan B, Gilman JW. Bioinspired Bouligand cellulose nanocrystal composites: A review of mechanical properties. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2018;376:20170050. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources