We present our work on structuration of hard materials (ceramics and metals), using biobased bioproducts. Multi-scale nanostructured porous ceramics exhibit porosity at different length scales. These materials are necessary for the next generation components for a wide range of applications, including, electronic devices, bioimplants, catalysts, aerospace and energy harvesting. Titanium and its alloys are versatile materials that are used primarily because of the materials’ high strength, low density, and high corrosion resistance. Despite these very favorable characteristics, titanium is known to have poor mechanical wear behavior. Cellulose nanomaterials are fibers much smaller than a human hair and are available from trees and cotton and compatible with most materials. We present our ongoing work, looking at the structuration of ceramics and metals using cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). The simplicity of our approaches can potentially lower manufacturing cost for these types of materials, resulting in cheaper (and better) computers, solar panels, airplanes and even implants.

Structuration of hard materials using cellulose nanomaterials

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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