Small Angle Neutron Scattering Shows Nanoscale PMMA Distribution in Transparent Wood Biocomposites
Pan Chen, Yuanyuan Li, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Hugh O’Neill, Qiu Zhang, Lars A. Berglund
Abstract
). The peak disappears when contrast-matched PMMA is used, indeed proving nanoscale polymer distribution in the cell wall. The specific processing method used for transparent wood explains the nanocomposite nature of the wood cell wall and can serve as a nanotechnology for cell wall impregnation of polymers in large wood biocomposite structures.
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Materials scienceNanoscopic scalePolymerComposite materialNanocompositeNanostructureCelluloseNeutron scatteringSmall-angle neutron scatteringPolystyreneBiocompositeTransmittanceDeuteriumScatteringOpticsChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsEngineeringPhysicsComposite numberQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesMaterial Properties and ProcessingNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites