{"title":"Multiple anisotropy of cellulose nanocrystals self-organized into disc-shaped particles.","authors":"Emiko Mouri, Kenta Noma, Keito Hirayama, Ryohei Iwahisa, Satsuki Azuma, Teruyuki Nakato","doi":"10.1039/d5sm00144g","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We fabricated a disc-shaped particulate composite based on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) <i>via</i> a self-organized precipitation method. The disc-shaped particles had a structure with CNCs segregated in the outer region. The disc-shaped particulate composite also shows a higher refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the disc surface. This means that this particle system has \"double\" anisotropy: spatially and optically. Moreover, the disc orientation can be manipulated by the application of AC.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Soft Matter","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00144g","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We fabricated a disc-shaped particulate composite based on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) via a self-organized precipitation method. The disc-shaped particles had a structure with CNCs segregated in the outer region. The disc-shaped particulate composite also shows a higher refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the disc surface. This means that this particle system has "double" anisotropy: spatially and optically. Moreover, the disc orientation can be manipulated by the application of AC.
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Soft Matter is an international journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry using Engineering-Materials Science: A Synthesis as its research focus. It publishes original research articles, review articles, and synthesis articles related to this field, reporting the latest discoveries in the relevant theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines in a timely manner, and aims to promote the rapid exchange of scientific information in this subject area. The journal is an open access journal. The journal is an open access journal and has not been placed on the alert list in the last three years.