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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: ACS Sustain Chem Eng. 2014 Apr 18;2(7):1691–1698. doi: 10.1021/sc500153k

Table 1.

Average Dimensions of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC)a

Particle Type Average
Particle size		 Representative
Pictures
CNCS
(10 wt%
gel/suspensin
of CNC) 		DLS

  1. 89.62 nm

  2. 97.61 nm

  3. 78.09 nm

 Mean length
Zavg: 88.4 ± 9.8 nm
TEM: 90.19 ± 3.03 nm		 graphic file with name nihms747092t1.jpg
CNCP
(Freeze-dried
Powder of
CNC) 		DLS

  1. 371.98 nm

  2. 228.25 nm

  3. 312.29 nm

 Mean length
Zavg: 304.2 ± 72.2 nm
TEM: 207.9 ± 49.0 nm 		graphic file with name nihms747092t2.jpg
a

The average size/distribution and particle morphology of CNC from unmodified gel/suspension (10 wt %; CNCS) and in powder form (CNCP) were determined using DLS and TEM measurements, respectively. The hydrodynamic diameter (Zavg) from DLS and the average length and widths estimated from TEM images were represented as mean ± SD. The reported Zavg values correspond to a mean of at least three different measurements.