Tetsuo Kondo

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTCharacterization of hydrogen bonding in cellulose-synthetic polymer blend systems with regioselectively substituted methylcelluloseTetsuo Kondo, Chie Sawatari, R. St. J. Manley, and Derek G. GrayCite this: Macromolecules 1994, 27, 1, 210–215Publication Date (Print):January 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 January 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma00079a031https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00079a031research-articleAC

Native cellulose consists of a set of parallel chains composed of glucose. Most of the time, these chains are highly ordered and form a structure that is known as a microfibril. On the other hand, highly crystalline forms of cellulose are more difficult to process and often are unpredictable in their behavior. If an ordered but noncrystalline form of cellulose could be produced, this would greatly extend the possibilities of usage of cellulose to new areas. In this paper, we have produced such a

This article tries to provide some direct evidence about the relationship between the intramolecular hydrogen bonds in cellulose and their corresponding effect on physical properties. The formation of intramolecular hydrogen bonds has been proved to contribute directly to certain physical properties of cellulose, such as its solubility in solvents having different polarities, the relative reactivities of the hydroxyls in a repeating unit and its crystallinity, using a 6-O-methylcellulose (6MC) f

Biodirected epitaxial nanodeposition of polymers was achieved on a template with an oriented molecular surface. Acetobacter xylinum synthesized a ribbon of cellulose I microfibrils onto a fixed, nematic ordered substrate of glucan chains with unique surface characteristics. The substrate directed the orientation of the motion due to the inverse force of the secretion during biosynthesis, and the microfibrils were aligned along the orientation of the molecular template. Using real-time video anal

Abstract Formation of hydrogen bonds in various cellulose derivatives, 2,3‐di‐ O ‐ and 6‐ O ‐substituted cellulose ethers, were characterized by FTIR and solid‐state CP/MAS 13 C‐NMR. The polymers were synthesized by regioselective substitution of hydroxyl groups and had a uniform structure. Since their three hydroxyl groups (OH) are selectively blocked, the cellulose derivatives appeared to form specific inter ‐ and intra molecular hydrogen bonds. The characteristic OH stretching frequencies in

Cellulose nanofibrils prepared by aqueous counter collision (ACC-nanocelluloses) have specific properties. In this study, the use of ACC-nanocelluloses as emulsifiers and stabilizers was investigated. Oil-in-water Pickering emulsions with long-term stabilities were easily prepared by ultrasonically mixing aqueous ACC-nanocellulose dispersions with non-polar solvents. Stable Pickering emulsions were obtained because the emulsification abilities of the ACC-nanocelluloses were significantly higher

Drawable water-swollen cellulose films were prepared by coagulating in water two different cellulose organic solution systems. The drawability of the water-swollen films was dependent on the rate of coagulation. Transparent films prepared by the slow coagulation showed good drawability and had a maximum draw ratio of 2.0. However, the drawn films maintained the highly noncrystalline state even after dried at 50°C under vacuum. X-ray analysis and polarized FT-IR measurements performed under a sat