Wrapping Nanocellulose Nets around Graphene Oxide Sheets |
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| Authors: | Dr Rui Xiong Dr Ho Shin Kim Prof?Dr Lijuan Zhang Dr Volodymyr F Korolovych Shuaidi Zhang Prof?Dr Yaroslava G Yingling Prof?Dr Vladimir V Tsukruk |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China |
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| Abstract: | Constructing advanced functional nanomaterials with pre‐designed organized morphologies from low‐dimension synthetic and biological components is challenging. Herein, we report an efficient and universal amphiphilicity‐driven assembly strategy to construct “hairy” flexible hybrid nanosheets with a 1D cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) net conformally wrapped around 2D graphene oxide (GO) monolayers. This interface‐driven bio‐synthetic assembly is facilitated by tailoring the surface chemistry of flexible GO sheets, resulting in individual sheets tightly surrounded by dense conformal nanocellulose network. The mechanical stability of the products far exceeds the compressive instability limits of both individual components. Additionally, the CNF network significantly enhances the wetting ability of initial hydrophobic reduced GO nanosheets, allowing fast water transport combined with high filtration efficiency. |
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| Keywords: | cellulose nanofibers graphene mechanical properties self-assembly water transport |
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