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Cellulosic nanoparticles - Properties and applications for packaging

Author: Alain DUFRESNE

Publication date: July 10, 2013, Review date: November 30, 2021

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3. Nanocellulose: terms and typology

The term nanocellulose refers to cellulose nanoparticles extracted from natural fibers . Extraction of these nanoparticles is based on destructuring the fibers using a strategy known as "top-down", exploiting their structural hierarchy.

The term "nano" refers to any particle with at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm.

There are two main methods for destructuring nanoparticles: chemical and mechanical, leading to nanoparticles with different morphologies and properties.

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