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  • Carbon nanotubes as reinforcement of cellulose liquid crystalline responsive networks
    Publication . Echeverria, Coro; Aguirre, Luis E.; Merino, Esther G.; Almeida, Pedro L.; Godinho, Maria Helena
    The incorporation of small amount of highly anisotropic nanoparticles into liquid crystalline hydroxypropylcellulose (LC-HPC) matrix improves its response when is exposed to humidity gradients due to an anisotropic increment of order in the structure. Dispersed nanoparticles give rise to faster order/disorder transitions when exposed to moisture as it is qualitatively observed and quantified by stress-time measurements. The presence of carbon nanotubes derives in a improvement of the mechanical properties of LC-HPC thin films.
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