Table 3.

Geometrical domain scale and properties of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) according to sources.

Cellulose Source	Degree of Polymerization (DPw)	Length (nm) [4,5]	Cross-section (nm)	Crystallinity (%)
Algal [84]	3–5	>1000	10–20	95
Bacterial [85,86,87,88,89]	2000–6000	100–1500	5–10 by 30–50	84–89
Cotton [87,88,89,90]	8000–15000	200–350	5	40–60
Tunicate [91,92]	900–3500	100–1000	10–20	50–60