Structural and mechanical anisotropy in rheotactically aligned bacterial cellulose

Cellulose orientation determines mechanical anisotropy in onion epidermis cell walls.

The role of cellulose microfibril orientation in determining cell wall mechanical anisotropy and in the control of the wall plastic versus elastic properties was studied in the adaxial epidermis of onion bulb scales using the constant-load (creep) test. The mean or net cellulose orientation in the outer periclinal wall of the epidermis was parallel to the long axis of the cells. In vitro cell w...

Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Implants

Cellulose is a biopolymer that has long been used as a biomaterial and its different sources, as Bacterial Cellulose (BC), have shown to possess impressive mechanical properties, which can lead to the development of new biomedical implants. Bacterial Cellulose is a polysaccharide secreted by bacteria as Gluconacetobacter xylinus: BC is composed of highly hydrated nanofibrils and it is character...

Structural anisotropy of magnetically aligned single wall carbon nanotube films

Thick films of aligned single wall carbon nanotubes and ropes have been produced by filtration/ deposition from suspension in strong magnetic fields. We measured mosaic distributions of rope orientations in the film plane, for samples of different thicknesses. For an ;1 mm film the full width at half maximum ~FWHM! derived from electron diffraction is 25° – 28°. The FWHM of a thicker film (;7 m...

Preparation of Esterified Bacterial Cellulose for Improved Mechanical Properties and the Microstructure of Isotactic Polypropylene/Bacterial Cellulose Composites

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has great potential to be used as a new filler to reinforce isotactic polypropylene (iPP) due to its high crystallinity, biodegradability, and efficient mechanical properties. In this study, esterification was used to modify BC, which improved the surface compatibility of the iPP and BC. The results indicated that the cellulose octoate (CO) changed the surface propertie...

Structural Anisotropy of Amorphous Alloys Induced by Mechanical Creep Deformation