eprintid: 1549824 rev_number: 25 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/54/98/24 datestamp: 2017-05-03 17:41:30 lastmod: 2021-11-07 00:21:57 status_changed: 2017-05-03 17:41:30 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Larsson, M creators_name: Johnsson, A creators_name: Gårdebjer, S creators_name: Bordes, R creators_name: Larsson, A title: Swelling and mass transport properties of nanocellulose-HPMC composite films ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 keywords: Cellulose nanocrystals, Composite films, Controlled release Microfibrillated cellulose, Nanofibrillated cellulose, Structure note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Composite films were sprayed from mixtures of water soluble hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and either nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) or cellulose nanocrystals (CNC). Fiber diameter was similar for both nanocelluloses but fiber length was several μm for NFC and about 200 nm for CNC. Films were characterized for morphology, swelling, mass loss and transport properties. NFC-HPMC films swelled less than CNC-HPMC films; with a HPMC content of 20 wt% NFC-HPMC and CNC-HPMC films presented swelling of 7 and 75 g/g, respectively. The swelling strongly influenced water transport across the films, with slower transport for CNC-based materials compared to NFC-based materials. The properties of NFC-based films were comparable to previous results using microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) with heterogeneous structural content and fiber lengths of ~ 10 μm. The findings have implications for using nanocellulose to modulate material properties in wet-state applications, with effects being in strong contrast when using as a hardening filler in dry materials. date: 2017-05-15 date_type: published official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.011 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1282197 doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.011 lyricists_name: Larsson, Lars lyricists_id: LMLAR62 actors_name: Larsson, Lars actors_name: Williamson, Brooke Leigh actors_id: LMLAR62 actors_id: BLHAR98 actors_role: owner actors_role: impersonator full_text_status: public publication: Materials and Design volume: 122 pagerange: 414-421 issn: 1873-4197 citation: Larsson, M; Johnsson, A; Gårdebjer, S; Bordes, R; Larsson, A; (2017) Swelling and mass transport properties of nanocellulose-HPMC composite films. Materials and Design , 122 pp. 414-421. 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.011 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.011>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1549824/1/Swelling%20and%20mass%20transport%20properties%20of%20nanocellulose-HPMC%20composite%20films_Post_Print.pdf