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Cellulose nanocrystals: synthesis, functional properties, and applications

Overview of attention for article published in Nanotechnology Science and Applications, November 2015
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (86th percentile)

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Title
Cellulose nanocrystals: synthesis, functional properties, and applications
Published in
Nanotechnology Science and Applications, November 2015
DOI 10.2147/nsa.s64386
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Authors

Johnsy George, Sabapathi

Abstract

Cellulose nanocrystals are unique nanomaterials derived from the most abundant and almost inexhaustible natural polymer, cellulose. These nanomaterials have received significant interest due to their mechanical, optical, chemical, and rheological properties. Cellulose nanocrystals primarily obtained from naturally occurring cellulose fibers are biodegradable and renewable in nature and hence they serve as a sustainable and environmentally friendly material for most applications. These nanocrystals are basically hydrophilic in nature; however, they can be surface functionalized to meet various challenging requirements, such as the development of high-performance nanocomposites, using hydrophobic polymer matrices. Considering the ever-increasing interdisciplinary research being carried out on cellulose nanocrystals, this review aims to collate the knowledge available about the sources, chemical structure, and physical and chemical isolation procedures, as well as describes the mechanical, optical, and rheological properties, of cellulose nanocrystals. Innovative applications in diverse fields such as biomedical engineering, material sciences, electronics, catalysis, etc, wherein these cellulose nanocrystals can be used, are highlighted.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 1621 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 235 14%
Student > Bachelor 233 14%
Student > Master 220 14%
Researcher 144 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 82 5%
Other 186 11%
Unknown 525 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 220 14%
Engineering 176 11%
Chemical Engineering 160 10%
Materials Science 153 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 87 5%
Other 206 13%
Unknown 623 38%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 October 2023.
All research outputs
#2,554,235
of 23,443,716 outputs
Outputs from Nanotechnology Science and Applications
#13
of 62 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#37,878
of 285,964 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Nanotechnology Science and Applications
#2
of 4 outputs
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