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In situ SAXS analysis of the water effects on the thickness evolution of nanocellulose within bamboo fiber

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To investigate the thickness evolution of nanocellulose in water, in situ SAXS (small angle X-ray scattering) was used to characterize bamboo fibers. The thickness of nanocellulose was calculated by ln I(q)−q2 curve and the results indicated that the thickness of nanocellulose decreased (from 13.38 ± 2.358 nm to 8.77 ± 0.98 nm) in the first 6 h, then stabilized at 8 nm in the range of 9–19 h after soaking in water. Additionally, the internal pores of bamboo changed, with the macropores decreasing and tiny pores increasing, respectively. In particular, the thickness of the crystals in nanocellulose decreased which might be attributed to the expansion and more disordered amorphous zone in lignin and hemicellulose under the influence of water. As the mechanical properties of bamboo increased apparently with the increased water content, this study can promote a better understanding of the water effects on the mechanical behaviors and toughening mechanisms within natural cellulose fibers.

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This work was supported by National Key Research & Development Programs (Ministry of Science and Technology, China. No. 2017YFF0210002, 2016YFF0203301 and 2016YFF0203305) and National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 51175023 and No. U1537212). Special thanks to the staffs of the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF) beamline 1W2A, for their kindest help during the SAXS experiments.

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    Ziyu Ba, Guowei Chen, Hongyun Luo & Jun Luo

  2. Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Ziyu Ba, Guowei Chen, Hongyun Luo & Jun Luo

  3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Materials and Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Ziyu Ba, Guowei Chen, Hongyun Luo & Jun Luo

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Ba, Z., Chen, G., Luo, H. et al. In situ SAXS analysis of the water effects on the thickness evolution of nanocellulose within bamboo fiber. Wood Sci Technol 55, 351–360 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-020-01260-8

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