Recent Advances on Renewable and Biodegradable Cellulose Nanopaper Substrates for Transparent Light-Harvesting Devices: Interaction with Humid Environment

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(a) Fabrication of cellulose-based nanocomposite papers: etherification of cellulose to synthesize DHPC, followed by blending with tunicate CNCs and filtering. The cellulose ether interacts with the cellulose nanocrystal surface by accepting H-bonds. (b) TEM image of CNCs (scale bar: 1 μm); (c) TEM image of composite films (scale bar: 500 nm); (d) photograph of the composite film and (e) optical transmittance in the UV-Vis region of nanocomposite papers at different DHPC content. Reproduced from reference [12] with permission from the American Chemical Society.

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