Sustainable Chitin Nanofibrils Provide Outstanding Flame-Retardant Nanopapers
Read the full article here: Biomacromolecules, 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01766 Sustainable polysaccharides nanofibrils formed from chitin or cellulose are emerging biobased nanomaterials for advanced materials requiring high mechanical performance, barrier properties, for bioactive materials or other functionalities. Here, we demonstrate a single-step, waterborne approach to prepare additive-free flame-retardant and self-extinguishing, mechanical high-performance nanopa