Optically Transparent Composites Reinforced with Networks of Bacterial Nanofibers

Advanced MaterialsVolume 17, Issue 2 p. 153-155 Communication Optically Transparent Composites Reinforced with Networks of Bacterial Nanofibers† H. Yano, H. Yano [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorJ. Sugiyama, J. Sugiyama Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorA. N. Nakagaito, A. N. Nakagaito Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorM. Nogi, M. Nogi International Innovation Center, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorT. Matsuura, T. Matsuura NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorM. Hikita, M. Hikita Leading-Edge Key Technology Business Headquarters, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1193, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorK. Handa, K. Handa Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-8530, JapanSearch for more papers by this author H. Yano, H. Yano [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorJ. Sugiyama, J. Sugiyama Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorA. N. Nakagaito, A. N. Nakagaito Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorM. Nogi, M. Nogi International Innovation Center, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorT. Matsuura, T. Matsuura NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorM. Hikita, M. Hikita Leading-Edge Key Technology Business Headquarters, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1193, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorK. Handa, K. Handa Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-8530, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 January 2005 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200400597Citations: 823 † We thank T. Nishiwaki, C. Kawai, and Y. Kitagawa for technical assistance, and A. Toshimitsu and G. Stephanopoulos for helpful discussions. This work was supported by a grant-in-aid from the International Innovation Center, Kyoto University. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Bacterial-cellulose nanofibers obtained from Acetobacter xylinum can reinforce polymer resins while maintaining the transparency of the original resin, even at fiber contents as high as 70 wt.-%, because the nanofibers do not appreciably scatter visible light. The flexible plastic composites (see Figure) reinforced with this renewable resource have thermal expansion coefficients of 6 × 10–6 °C–1, Young's moduli of 20 GPa, and tensile strengths reaching 325 MPa. REFERENCES 1 B. M. Novak, Adv. Mater. 1993, 5, 422. 2 L. L. Beecroft, C. K. Ober, Chem. Mater. 1997, 9, 1302. 3 M. M. Bergshoef, G. J. Vancso, Adv. Mater. 1999, 11, 1362. 4 C. H. Haigler, M. Benziman, in Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems: Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation (Ed: R. M. Brown, Jr.), Plenum, New York 1982. 5 P. Ross, R. Mayer, M. Benziman, Microbiol. Rev. 1991, 55, 35. 6 R. M. Brown, J. Macromol. Sci., Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, A33, 1345. 7 M. Iguchi, S. Yamanaka, A. Budhiono, J. Mater. Sci. 2000, 35, 261. 8 T. Nishino, personal communication, 2003. The meridional [008] reflection of ramie fiber was detected using an X-ray diffractometer in an elevating/cooling process from room temperature to 200 °C. 9 T. Nishino, K. Takano, K. Nakamae, J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 1995, 33, 1647. 10 D. H. Page, F. El-Hosseiny, J. Pulp Pap. Sci. 1983, 9, 99. 11 Polymer Handbook, 4th ed. (Eds: J. Brandrup, E. H. Immergut, E. A. Grulke), Wiley, New York 1999. 12 Handbook of Semiconductor Silicon Technology (Eds: C. W. O'Mara, R. B. Herring, L. P. Hunt), Noyes, Park Ridge, NJ 1990. 13 S. Yamanaka, K. Watanabe, N. Kitamura, M. Iguchi, S. Mitsuhashi, Y. Nishi, M. Uryu, J. Mater. Sci. 1989, 24, 3141. Citing Literature Volume17, Issue2January, 2005Pages 153-155 ReferencesRelatedInformation