Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on earth, features a hierarchically aligned structure from ångström to macro scale. We aim to unravel the multiscale process-structure-property relationships of cellulose to determine the fundamental mechanisms required to unlock the capabilities of this naturally nanostructured biomaterial. In this talk, we will give examples on the emergent properties by modulating interactions among the cellulose building blocks and particles of different characteristic lengths. The seemingly unrelated properties will be correlated by recognizing the common underlying interaction with the cellulose structure.

Unraveling unprecedent properties of cellulose via multiscale multiphysics

ACS Spring 2022

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