Transparent, Anisotropic Biofilm with Aligned Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers

Wang, Sha; Li, Tian; Chen, Chaoji; Kong, Weiqing; Zhu, Shuze; Dai, Jiaqi; Diaz, Alfredo J.; Hitz, Emily; Solares, Santiago D.; Li, Teng; Hu, Liangbing

doi:10.1002/adfm.201707491

Transparent, Anisotropic Biofilm with Aligned Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers

Journal Article · Fri Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201707491· OSTI ID:1422424

Wang, Sha ^[1]; Li, Tian ^[1]; Chen, Chaoji ^[1]; Kong, Weiqing ^[1]; Zhu, Shuze ^[2]; Dai, Jiaqi ^[1]; Diaz, Alfredo J. ^[3]; Hitz, Emily ^[1]; Solares, Santiago D. ^[3]; Li, Teng ^[2]; ^[1]

Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park College Park MD 20742 USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland College Park College Park MD 20742 USA
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering The George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA

Abstract

Cellulose nanofibrils are attractive as building blocks for advanced photonic, optoelectronic, microfluidic, and bio‐based devices ranging from transistors and solar cells to fluidic and biocompatible injectable devices. For the first time, an ultrastrong and ultratough cellulose film, which is composed of densely packed bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibrils with hierarchical fibril alignments, is successfully demonstrated. The molecular level alignment stems from the intrinsic parallel orientation of crystalline cellulose molecules produced by Acetobacter xylinum. These aligned long‐chain cellulose molecules form subfibrils with a diameter of 2–4 nm, which are further aligned to form nanofibril bundles. The BC film yields a record‐high tensile strength (≈1.0 GPa) and toughness (≈25 MJ m ⁻³ ). Being ultrastrong and ultratough, yet the BC film is also highly flexible and can be folded into desirable shapes. The BC film exhibits a controllable manner of alignment and is highly transparent with modulated optical properties, paving the way to enabling new functionalities in mechanical, electrical, fluidic, photonics, and biocompatible applications.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0011912

OSTI ID:: 1422424

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1537350

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 28; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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