Development, application and commercialization of transparent paper

Fang, Zhiqiang; Zhu, Hongli; Preston, Colin; Hu, Liangbing

doi:10.1088/2053-1613/1/1/015004

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“…Since an energy-intensive mechanical grinding is required to separate the stacked fibrils, different types of pretreatments, such as alkaline [ 32 , 33 ], radiation [ 32 ], chemical [ 34 , 35 ], and enzymatic [ 36 , 37 ] are typically applied prior to the fibrillation process to remarkably lower the cost and energy. For this reason, CNF manufacturing at an industrial scale was not feasible until recently [ 38 ]. A production technique which has been used frequently is pre-oxidation using (2,2,6,6,-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl) oxidanyl, abbreviated as TEMPO, to reduce the grinding cycles prior to applying the vigorous mechanical fibrillation by microfluidization or homogenization.…”

Section: Chemistry Of Nanocellulose and Its Production Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cellulose Nanomaterials—Binding Properties and Applications: A Review

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Cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) are of increasing interest due to their appealing inherent properties such as bio-degradability, high surface area, light weight, chirality and the ability to form effective hydrogen bonds across the cellulose chains or within other polymeric matrices. Extending CN self-assembly into multiphase polymer structures has led to useful end-results in a wide spectrum of products and countless innovative applications, for example, as reinforcing agent, emulsion stabilizer, barrier membrane and binder. In the current contribution, after a brief description of salient nanocellulose chemical structure features, its types and production methods, we move to recent advances in CN utilization as an ecofriendly binder in several disparate areas, namely formaldehyde-free hybrid composites and wood-based panels, papermaking/coating processes, and energy storage devices, as well as their potential applications in biomedical fields as a cost-effective and tissue-friendly binder for cartilage regeneration, wound healing and dental repair. The prospects of a wide range of hybrid materials that may be produced via nanocellulose is introduced in light of the unique behavior of cellulose once in nano dimensions. Furthermore, we implement some principles of colloidal and interfacial science to discuss the critical role of cellulose binding in the aforesaid fields. Even though the CN facets covered in this study by no means encompass the great amount of literature available, they may be regarded as the basis for future developments in the binder applications of these highly desirable materials.

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Section: Chemistry Of Nanocellulose and Its Production Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cellulose Nanomaterials—Binding Properties and Applications: A Review

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“…However, wetting has the effect of dispersing inks deposited on the paper substrate, and lowering the printing resolution. The physical and chemical properties of paper substrates may be altered by chemical additives or changes in materials and processes . Therefore, it is possible to tailor the paper or coating, adapting it to a specific functional ink.…”

Section: Printing Conductive Nanomaterials Inksmentioning

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Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Huang

Zhu

2019

Adv Materials Technologies

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PE has been explored for the manufacturing of flexible and stretchable electronic devices by printing functional inks containing soluble or dispersed materials, [14][15][16] which has enabled a wide variety of applications, such as transparent conductive films (TCFs), flexible energy harvesting and storage, thin film transistors (TFTs), electroluminescent devices, and wearable sensors. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The global PE market should reach $26.6 billion by 2022 from $14.0 billion in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 13.6%. [25] PE devices are manufactured by a variety of printing technologies. Typical printing technologies can be divided into two broad categories: noncontact patterning (or nozzle-based patterning) and contact-based patterning. The noncontact techniques include inkjet printing, electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing, aerosol jet printing, and slot die coating, while screen printing, gravure printing, and flexographic printing are examples of the contact techniques. Each of these techniques has its own advantages and disadvantages, but they all rely on the principle of transferring inks to a substrate. Understanding the characteristics and recent advances of each printing technique is important to further the progress in PE. Moreover, to promote the lab-scale printing technologies to large-scale production process, roll-toroll (R2R) printing, which is one of the manufacturing methods to obtain large-area films with low cost and excellent durability, has drawn much attention from both industry and the research community.Nearly all of devices based on PE require conductive structures, interconnects, and contacts; therefore, highly conductive patterns, usually with high transparency and/or high resolution, fabricated by means of printing conductive materials are one of the most critical components in PE devices. Various printable conductive nanomaterials, such as metal nanomaterials (e.g., metal nanoparticles and metal nanowires) and carbon nanomaterials (e.g., graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)), have been explored and used as major materials for PE. Applying printing technology to deposition of the conductive nanomaterials requires formulation of suitable inks. After depositing inks on different substrates, post-printing treatment, Printed electronics is attracting a great deal of attention in both research and commercialization as it enables fabrication of large-scale, low-cost electronic devices on a variety of substrates. Printed electronics plays a critical role infacilitating widespread flexible electronics and more recently stretchable electronics. Conductive nanomaterials, such as metal nanoparticles and nanowires, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, are promising building blocks for printed electronics. Nanomaterial-based printing technologies, formulation of printable inks, post-printing treatment, and integration of functional devices have progressed substantially in the recent years. This review summarizes basic principles and recent development of common printing technologie...

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“…Substrates—Cellulose : As described in Section , this is an attractive substrate for flexible electronics due to its excellent thermal stability, recyclability, sustainability, light weight, flexibility, and ease of up‐scaling . However, both the roughness and the high CTE of the normal roll‐to‐roll produced paper is not compatible with the OLEDs standards due to the low reliability of device fabrication and the risk of damage of the active materials by the temperatures involved in the fabrication process.…”

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Merging Biology and Solid‐State Lighting: Recent Advances in Light‐Emitting Diodes Based on Biological Materials

Fresta

Fernández-Luna

Coto

et al. 2018

Adv Funct Materials

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Solid-state lighting (SSL) is one of the biggest achievements of the 20 th century. It has completely changed our modern life with respect to general illumination (light-emitting diodes), flat devices and displays (organic lightemitting diodes), and small labeling systems (light-emitting electrochemical cells). Nowadays, it is however mandatory to make a transition toward green, sustainable, and equally performing lighting systems. In this regard, several groups have realized that the actual SSL technologies can easily and efficiently be improved by getting inspiration from how natural systems that manipulate light have been optimized over millennia. In addition, various natural and biocompatible materials with suitable properties for lighting applications have been used to replace expensive and unsustainable components of current lighting devices. Finally, SSL has also started to revolutionize the biomedical field with the achievement of efficient implantable lighting systems. Herein, the-state-of-art of (i) biological materials for lighting devices, (ii) bioinspired concepts for device designs, and (iii) implantable SSL technologies is summarized, highlighting the perspectives of these emerging fields.

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Development, application and commercialization of transparent paper

Cited by 55 publications

References 118 publications

Cellulose Nanomaterials—Binding Properties and Applications: A Review

Cellulose Nanomaterials—Binding Properties and Applications: A Review

Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Merging Biology and Solid‐State Lighting: Recent Advances in Light‐Emitting Diodes Based on Biological Materials

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