Cellulose nanopapers that maintain their barrier properties at high humidity

The main focus is the development of cellulose nanopapers that maintain their barrier properties at high humidity. A cellulose nanopaper with such properties is likely to find uses in food packaging applications, and can be an alternative to petroleum-based plastics.

There are two major tools in my toolbox: using hydrophobic polymers to counter the effect of water and using 2D nanoplatelets to increase the diffusion path of gaseous molecules through the nanopaper. The research is interdisciplinary in nature, incorporating polymer chemistry, coatings, thin films, material interactions, and processing.

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