Abstract Cellulose nanomaterial (CNM) aspect ratio strongly influences sheet formation and resulting mechanical, optical, barrier properties. However, there is a lack of fast reliable methods for CNM determination, limiting the production nanocellulose at industrial-scale. Current laboratory approaches comprise microscopic (e.g. atomic force microscopy (AFM) transmission electron (TEM)), sedime...

Silica  coated magnetite  nanoparticles were  covalent  grafted with  3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane  to give APTSCMNPs. Reaction of  the resulted nanomaterial with 4-formyl benzo-12-crown-4 ether afforded FB12C4/APTSMNPs  nanocomposite  material  in  which  the  crown ether  moiety  was  attached  through  propyl  chain  spacer. Characterization of  the prepared nanocomposite was performed wit...

There is an increasing realisation that one of the keys to the sustainability of the multi-billion dollar nanotechnology is its ability to transfer risk. The question of the insurability of the various stages of the life cycles of products that contain nano materials is attracting the attention of policy makers and industry stakeholders alike. Research conducted by KBS academics in conjunction ...

Microfluidic methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials allow generation high-quality products with outstanding structural, electronic and optical properties. At a fundamental level, this is engendered by ability to control both heat mass transfer in rapid precise manner, but also facile integration in-line characterization tools machine learning algorithms. Such integrated platforms provide ex...