Parisa Bayat, Kelly M Meek, Maryam Movafagh, Emily D Cranston, Michael F Cunningham, Pascale Champagne, Timothy Morse, Michael V Kiriakou, Sean R George, Marc A Dubé
Different cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) forms (dried vs never-dried) can lead to different degrees of CNC reassembly, the formation of nanofibril-like structures, in nanocomposite latex-based pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) formulations. CNC reassembly is also affected by CNC sonication and loading as well as the protocol used for CNC addition to the polymerization. In this study, carboxylated CNCs (cCNCs) were incorporated into a seeded, semibatch, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate/styrene emulsion polymerization and cast as pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) films...
April 22, 2024: Biomacromolecules