Issue 1, 2019

Characterization of aqueous cellulose nanofiber dispersions from microscopy movie data of Brownian particles by trajectory analysis

Abstract

Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are promising for various applications such as substrates of flexible devices and reinforcement materials. Most of these applications require control of the drying process of the aqueous CNF dispersions. However, the existing reports examine the surface of dried materials because scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are not compatible with either the wet conditions or structure inside the materials. We report the characterization of these aqueous dispersions by the use of optical microscopy although it cannot be used directly to observe CNFs. We add a small portion of colloidal particles into the samples and obtain their trajectory data. The trajectories of Brownian motion include information on the surrounding environments. We analyze the microscopy movie data from the viewpoint of statistical mechanics, and reveal the mesoscale characteristics beyond viscosity. In particular, the possible non-uniformity of the dispersion is quantitatively examined through the framework of the generalized diffusion.

Graphical abstract: Characterization of aqueous cellulose nanofiber dispersions from microscopy movie data of Brownian particles by trajectory analysis

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Sept. 2018
Accepted
27 Sept. 2018
First published
10 Okt. 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Adv., 2019,1, 421-429

Characterization of aqueous cellulose nanofiber dispersions from microscopy movie data of Brownian particles by trajectory analysis

R. Motohashi and I. Hanasaki, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, 1, 421 DOI: 10.1039/C8NA00214B

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