Preparation and characterization of optically transparent chitin nanofiber/(meth)acrylic resin composites
Shinsuke Ifuku,Shin Morooka,Antonio Norio Nakagaito,Minoru Morimoto,Hiroyuki Saimoto
Green Chemistry Pub Date : 06/08/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1GC15321H
Abstract

Optically transparent chitin nanofiber composites were fabricated with 11 different types of (meth)acrylic resins. Chitin nanofibers significantly increased the Young's moduli and the tensile strengths, and decreased the thermal expansion of all (meth)acrylic resins due to the reinforcement effect of chitin nanofibers having an extended crystal structure.

Graphical abstract: Preparation and characterization of optically transparent chitin nanofiber/(meth)acrylic resin composites