Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) is known to have high mechanical strength, high Young’s modulus, optical transparency, low thermal expansion coefficient and low density, which are beneficial for flexible display substrates and optical films. The purposes of this study is to fabricate ultrathin CNF film and to explore its physical properties. CNF suspension is extracted by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidation combined with aqueous counter collision (ACC) treatment from bleached hardwood pulp. The CNF suspension is cast on a thin positive photoresist (PR) layer by a doctor blade casting method followed by removing PR layer and drying on a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sheet to obtain ultrathin CNF film. Morphology of ultrathin CNF film is characterized by atomic force microscopy and the thickness of the film was characterized by FE-SEM. Transparency and birefringence of the prepared ultrathin CNF film are tested by using an UV-visible spectrometer and a digital camera. The piezoelectric response microscopy (PFM) is utilized to analysis the piezoelectric properties of ultrathin CNF film.
This paper reports an eco-friendly nanocomposite made with bamboo cellulose nanofiber and chitin micronanofibers. Bamboo has antibacterial property and is beneficial for human living environment meanwhile chitin is safe for food packaging, highly toxic resistant and able to absorb heavy metals. Chitin was micro-nano fibrillated (CT-MNF) by using aqueous counter collision (ACC) physical method. Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) was isolated from bamboo by treating it with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxylradical (TEMPO)-oxidation followed by ACC method. Bamboo cellulose nanofiber (BA-CNF) was blended with CT-MNF to form BA-CNF nanocomposite. The morphology of BA-CNF and CT-MNF was determined by an atomic force microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. CT-BA nanocomposites were made with different ratios of BA-CNF and CT-MNF. Properties of CT-BA nanocomposites were investigated by using thermogravimetric analysis, UV-visible spectra, and tensile test. The UV-Vis visible spectrum shows better transmittance of the CT-BA nanocomposite with high BA-CNF content. CT-BA nanocomposite has better surface smoothness. By blending BA-CNF with CT-MNF, CT-BA nanocomposite shows improved mechanical properties.
Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) is an impressive bio resource mainly because of its high mechanical strength, stiffness and optical transparency, which is promising for eco-friendly structural materials. This paper presents the possibility of ecofriendly thin films made with CNF, which has strong, flexible, transparent and lightweight behaviors. The fabrication of thin CNF film and its properties are investigated. Fabrication is carried out by tape casting method to control thickness, followed by separation and drying. Its chemical structure and physical interaction were investigated using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy. Mechanical properties are investigated by a tensile test. 3 micron thick CNF film is successfully fabricated. The prepared CNF film is applicable for structural materials in space applications.
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