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Cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) are a new class of cellulose particles with properties and functionalities distinct from molecular cellulose and wood pulp, and as a result, they are being developed for applications that were once thought impossible for cellulosic materials. Momentum is growing in CN research and development, and commercialization in this field is happening because of the unique combination of characteristics (e.g., high mechanical properties, sustainability, and large-scale production potential) and utility across a broad spectrum of material applications (e.g. as an additive, self-sustaining structures, and template structures) that CNs offer. Despite the challenges typical for materials development, CN and near-CN production is ram** up with pilot scale to industry demonstration trials, and the first commercial products are starting to hit the marketplace. This review provides a broad overview of CNs and their capabilities that are enabling new application areas for cellulose-based materials.
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Estimates were based off of a May 2016 Web of Science search, with a manuscript title search for Cellulose AND (nanofib* OR nanowhisk* OR nanocrystal* OR microfib* OR nanomaterial*) OR Nanocellulose.
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This work was funded by the U.S. Forest Service-forest products laboratory (FPL). The authors thank Mike Bilodeau and Jonathan Spender of the Process Development Center at UMaine for providing the scanning electron micrographs of CMFs and CMF-coated papers used in Figs. 2b and 3, respectively. We also gratefully acknowledge Dr. Umesh Agarwal, Dr. Chris Hunt, and Dr. Theodore Wegner of FPL for critical reading of this document.
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Moon, R.J., Schueneman, G.T. & Simonsen, J. Overview of Cellulose Nanomaterials, Their Capabilities and Applications. JOM 68, 2383–2394 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-016-2018-7
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