Clearly Transparent Nanopaper from Highly Concentrated Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersion Using Dilution and Sonication
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cellulose Pulp
2.2. Nanofibrillation
2.3. Conditioning of Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersion
2.4. Nanopaper
2.5. Characterization
2.6. Silver Nanowire and Transparent Conductive Lines
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Kasuga, T.; Isobe, N.; Yagyu, H.; Koga, H.; Nogi, M. Clearly Transparent Nanopaper from Highly Concentrated Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersion Using Dilution and Sonication. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8020104
Kasuga T, Isobe N, Yagyu H, Koga H, Nogi M. Clearly Transparent Nanopaper from Highly Concentrated Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersion Using Dilution and Sonication. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(2):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8020104
Chicago/Turabian StyleKasuga, Takaaki, Noriyuki Isobe, Hitomi Yagyu, Hirotaka Koga, and Masaya Nogi. 2018. "Clearly Transparent Nanopaper from Highly Concentrated Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersion Using Dilution and Sonication" Nanomaterials 8, no. 2: 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8020104