Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Preface; Foreword; Prologue; Chapter 1 New Frontiers for Material Development and the Challenge of Nanotechnology; 1.1 Perspectives on Nanotechnology; 1.2 Societal Ramifications of Nanotechnology; 1.3 Bio-inspired Material Development: The Case for Cellulose Nanocrystals ; 1.4 A Glance at Bio-inspired Hierarchical Materials ; 1.5 Concluding Thoughts; Notes; Chapter 2 Assembly and Structure in Native Cellulosic Fibers; 2.1 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Cellulose Molecule; 2.1.1 The Origin of Cellulose
2.1.2 The Chemistry of Cellulose2.1.3 The Physics of Cellulose; 2.2 Morphology and Structure of Native Cellulosic Fibers; 2.3 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Native Cellulosic Fibers; 2.3.1 Anisotropy of the Fiber Cell Wall; 2.3.2 Mechanical Properties of Cellulosic Fibers; Notes; Chapter 3 Hydrolytic Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Liberation of CNCs Using Acid Hydrolysis; 3.3 Reaction Kinetics of CNC Extraction; 3.3.1 Effects of H2SO4 Hydrolysis Conditions and Sulfation on CNC Yield of Extraction
3.3.2 H2SO4 Hydrolysis Reproducibility and Yield Optimization3.3.3 Commentary on Hydrochloric Acid-Hydrolyzed CNCs; 3.3.4 CNC Stability and Post H2SO4-Hydrolysis Aging ; 3.4 Processing Considerations for Sustainable and Economical Manufacture of CNCs; 3.5 Micro/Nano Cellulosics Other Than CNCs; 3.5.1 Microfibrillated Cellulose; 3.5.2 Microcrystalline Cellulose; 3.5.3 Bacterial Cellulose; Notes; Chapter 4 Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals; 4.1 Morphological Characteristics of CNCs; 4.2 Structural Organization of CNCs; 4.3 Solid-State Characteristics of CNCs
4.3.1 X-Ray Diffractometric Analysis of CNCs 4.3.2 CNCs Phase Structure Based on SS-NMR ; 4.3.3 Concluding Remarks; 4.4 CNCs Chiral Nematic Phase Properties; 4.4.1 Ionic Strength Effect on Chiral Phase Separation; 4.4.2 Temperature Effect on Chiral Phase Separation; 4.4.3 Suspension Concentration Effect on Chiral Phase Separation; 4.4.4 Magnetic Field Effect on Chiral Phase Separation; 4.4.5 Sonication Effect on Physicochemical Properties; 4.5 Shear Rheology of CNC Aqueous Suspensions; 4.5.1 Basic Rheological Behavior of CNC Aqueous Suspensions
4.5.2 Sonication Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNCs Suspensions4.5.3 Concentration Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions; 4.5.4 Temperature Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions; 4.5.5 CNCs Surface Charge Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions; 4.5.6 Ionic Strength Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions; 4.5.7 Aging and Yielding Characteristics of CNC Suspensions; 4.5.8 Concluding Remarks
