Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
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Provided are cellulose nano-material based composite and foam articles.
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1. A composite article, comprising: a scaffold arranged in substantially ordered nano-sheets and having a plurality of pores, the scaffold comprising at least one cellulose nano-material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and microfibrillar cellulose (MFC); andat l
1. A composite article, comprising: a scaffold arranged in substantially ordered nano-sheets and having a plurality of pores, the scaffold comprising at least one cellulose nano-material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and microfibrillar cellulose (MFC); andat least one polymer resin at least partially occupying a plurality of pores in the scaffold. 2. The article according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cellulose nano-material is NCC. 3. The article according to claim 2, wherein the NCC is between about 100 nm and 400 nm in length and between about 5 nm and 30 nm in thickness. 4. The article according to claim 1, wherein at least two types of cellulose nano-material are present in the scaffold. 5. The article according to claim 1, wherein the polymer resin comprises at least one thermoset polymer and/or at least one thermoplastic polymer. 6. The article according to claim 5, wherein the polymer resin comprises at least one thermoset polymer resin selected from the group consisting of a thermoset silicone polymer, a thermoset organic polymer, a polyolefin, a polar thermoplastic, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), a styrene copolymer, polyacrylonitrile, a polyacrylate, a polyacrylamide, a vinyl acetate polymer, a vinyl alcohol polymer, a cellulose plastic, a thermoplastic elastomer, a thermoplastic polyurethane, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, a thermoplastic polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, a compatibilized thermoplastic blend, polyacetal, a polyether, a polyarylate, a polycarbonate, a polyamide, polyimides, a polybenzimidazole, an aromatic polyhydrazide, an aromatic polyoxadiazole, polyphenyl-a quinoxaline, polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylene vinylene, a conducting thermoplastic, a conducting thermoplastics composite, a poly(aryl ether sulfone), a poly(aryl ether ketone), a poly(aryl ether ketones-co-sulfones), a poly(aryl ether ketone amide) and polytetrafluoroethylene, and mixtures thereof. 7. The article according to claim 6, wherein the thermoset silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of a silicone gel and a silicone resin, and mixtures thereof, and/or the thermoset organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, an amino resin, a polyurethane, a polyimide, a phenolic resin, a cyanate ester resin, a bismaleimide resin, a polyester and an acrylic resin, and mixtures thereof. 8. The article according to claim 5, wherein the at least one thermoset resin is a furan resin, optionally selected from the group consisting of liquid furfuryl alcohol resin, furfuryl alcohol-formaldehyde resin, furfuryl alcohol-furfural-formaldehyde resin, furfuryl alcohol phenol resin, furfuryl alcohol-urea-formaldehyde resin, furfuryl alcohol-urea-phenol resin and furfural phenol resin. 9. The article according to claim 8, wherein the furan resin is furfuryl alcohol resin. 10. The article according to claim 1, wherein the cellulose:polymer weight ratio in the article is between about 1:100 to 100:1. 11. The article according to claim 1, in laminated form. 12. The article according to claim 1, manufactured by a process comprising: (a) obtaining a cellulose nano-material scaffold;(b) infusing a liquid resin of at least one polymer to the scaffold;(c) curing the product of step (b) to obtain partial or complete curing of the resin in the scaffold. 13. The article according to claim 12, wherein the scaffold is prepared by: (a) providing a suspension of a cellulose nano-material in an aqueous medium;(b) freezing said suspension;(c) treating the frozen suspension under solvent-exchange to afford a solvent-wet, substantially water-free scaffold; and(d) removing the solvent to afford a substantially solvent and water-free cellulose scaffold. 14. The article according to claim 13, wherein the cellulose nano-material is NCC. 15. The article according to claim 1, wherein the cellulose nano-material is NCC and the at least one polymer resin is furfuryl alcohol resin. 16. A cellulose nano-material foam arranged in substantially ordered nano-sheets obtainable by a process comprising: (a) obtaining a suspension of cellulose nano-material in an aqueous medium;(b) freezing said suspension to afford a frozen aqueous cellulose nano-material suspension;(c) treating the frozen suspension under solvent-exchange to afford a solvent saturated, substantially water-free foam; and(d) removing the solvent to afford a substantially solvent and water-free cellulose nano-material foam. 17. The foam according to claim 16, wherein the cellulose nano-material is NCC. 18. The foam according to claim 16, wherein the solvent exchange comprises treating the foam with a water-soluble solvent or with an aqueous salt solution and repeating the treatment until water contained in said foam is substantially removed. 19. The foam according to claim 16, wherein said foam being for use as a scaffold, said foam being infused with a polymer resin, said foam being coated with cellulose nano-material film, or said foam being laminated with a film of a natural or synthetic material. 20. A composite article, comprising: a scaffold arranged in substantially ordered nano-sheets and having a plurality of open cellular structures comprising pores that are connected to one another and form an interconnected network, the scaffold comprising NCC; andat least one polymer resin,the pores being at least partially filled with the at least one polymer resin, and optionally, the polymer resin being cured. 21. The composite according to claim 20, wherein the nano-material is NCC and said polymer resin is furfuryl alcohol resin.
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