Tuning the Physicochemical Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals through an In Situ Oligosaccharide Surface Modification Method

The trend to replace petroleum-based products with sustainable alternatives has shifted research efforts toward plant-based materials such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). CNCs show promise in numerous applications (e.g., composites and rheological modifiers); however, maximizing their performance often requires surface modifications with complex chemistries and purification steps. Presented here is a novel surface modification method with the …