Using a solvent-exchange process pioneered in the Carter group, our team showed how multimodal pore size distributions impact material strength! Using this knowledge we synthesized cellulose xerogels with the highest yield stresses and moduli to date!
This research entitled, "Enhancement of mechanical properties of nanocellulose xerogels using TEMPO-oxidized fibers" by Jerred Wassgren*, Brandon R. Clarke*, M. Bachir Messikh*, Ching-Hsien Ho*, Alfred J. Crosby*, Gregory N. Tew* and Kenneth R. Carter* was recently published in Carbohydrate Polymers.