Temperature-triggered formation of a cellulose II nanocrystal network through regioselective derivatization
We took advantage of the antiparallel arrangement of the chains within the cellulose II nanocrystals to graft gold nanoparticles or thermosensitive polymer chains to both ends of these rods. In the latter case, a temperature variation induces the formation of a network with a gel-like behaviour by the end-to-end association of the rods.
