Figure 10.

Some idealized cross sections of cellulose nanomaterials (in this case CNCs) for (a) a 36 chain model showing the dimensions of the CNC, and the various planes, with a unit cell drawn with a box with dimensions a = 0.786 nm, b = 0.817, and γ = 97°, is for a Iβ lattice, (b) an alternative representation of a 36 chain model, but this time with more hydrophilic outward facing planes (110, 1–10, −1–10, and −110), and (c) a 32 chain model with more hydrophobic planes (100, −100) exposed. A, T2, and T1 represent anisotropic axes of cellulose structures. Reproduced from ref (122), but (b) is originally the work of ref (123). Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society.