About the structure of cellulose: debating the Lindman hypothesis |
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| Authors: | Wolfgang G. Glasser,Rajai H. Atalla,John Blackwell,R. Malcolm Brown Suffix" >Jr.,Walther Burchard,Alfred D. French,Dieter O. Klemm,Yoshiharu Nishiyama |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA;(2) Chem. Biol. Eng., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA;(3) Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA;(4) Plant Cell Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA;(5) Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany;(6) Southern Regional Research Center, ARS-USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA;(7) Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Jena, Jena, Germany;(8) CERMAV-CNRS, Grenoble, France |
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| Abstract: | The hypothesis advanced in this issue of CELLULOSE [Springer] by Bjorn Lindman, which asserts that the solubility or insolubility characteristics of cellulose are significantly based upon amphiphilic and hydrophobic molecular interactions, is debated by cellulose scientists with a wide range of experiences representing a variety of scientific disciplines. The hypothesis is based on the consideration of some fundamental polymer physicochemical principles and some widely recognized inconsistencies in behavior. The assertion that little-recognized (or under-estimated) hydrophobic interactions have been the reason for a tardy development of cellulose solvents provides the platform for a debate in the hope that new scientific endeavors are stimulated on this important topic. |
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