Emily Cranston
Associate Professor
Research Classification
Research Interests
Bio-based materials and nanocellulose
Atomic force microscopy (forces, adhesion, friction, imaging)
Colloid and interface science
Polymer chemistry
Cellulose nanocrystals
Bioproducts
Foams, emulsions, aerogels
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Affiliations to Research Centres, Institutes & Clusters
Recruitment
Master's students
Doctoral students
2022
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Publications
- Incorporation of Polymer-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals into Latex-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (2022)
ACS Materials Au, 2 (2), 176--189 - Benchmarking Cellulose Nanocrystals Part II: New Industrially Produced Materials (2021)
Langmuir, - Bioinspired Thermoresponsive Xyloglucan–Cellulose Nanocrystal Hydrogels (2021)
Biomacromolecules, 22 (2), 743--753 - Cellulose Nanocrystals Influence Polyamide 6 Crystal Structure, Spherulite Uniformity, and Mechanical Performance of Nanocomposite Films (2021)
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, - Challenges in Synthesis and Analysis of Asymmetrically Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (2021)
Biomacromolecules, 22 (6), 2702--2717 - Direct Comparison of Three Buckling-Based Methods to Measure the Elastic Modulus of Nanobiocomposite Thin Films (2021)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (24), 29187--29198 - Effect of Reaction Media on Grafting Hydrophobic Polymers from Cellulose Nanocrystals via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization (2021)
Biomacromolecules, - Effect of Tannic Acid and Cellulose Nanocrystals on Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Gelatin Films (2021)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (25), 8539--8549 - Fundamentals of cellulose lightweight materials: bio-based assemblies with tailored properties (2021)
Green Chemistry, 23 (10), 3542--3568 - How latex film formation and adhesion at the nanoscale correlate to performance of pressure sensitive adhesives with cellulose nanocrystals (2021)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 379 (2206), 20200330 - Hydrothermal treatments of aqueous cellulose nanocrystal suspensions: effects on structure and surface charge content (2021)
Cellulose, - Liquid Crystalline Properties of Symmetric and Asymmetric End-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals (2021)
Biomacromolecules, - Nanocellulose in Emulsions and Heterogeneous Water‐Based Polymer Systems: A Review (2021)
Advanced Materials, , 2002404 - Production routes to tailor the performance of cellulose nanocrystals (2021)
Nature Reviews Materials, 6 (2), 124--144 - The physicochemical effect of sugar alcohol plasticisers on oxidised nanocellulose gels and extruded filaments (2021)
Cellulose, 28 (12), 7829--7843 - Thick Polyvinyl Alcohol Films Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals for Coating Applications (2021)
ACS Applied Nano Materials, - Tuning the Physicochemical Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals through an In Situ Oligosaccharide Surface Modification Method (2021)
Biomacromolecules, - Ultrathin‐Walled 3D Inorganic Nanostructured Networks Templated from Cross‐Linked Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels (2021)
Advanced Materials Interfaces, , 2001181 - A Direct Comparison of Three Buckling-Based Methods to Measure the Elastic Modulus of Nanobiocomposite Thin Films (2020)
- Bioinspired Thermo-Responsive Xyloglucan-Cellulose Nanocrystal Hydrogels (2020)
- Effect of Shear Stresses on Adenovirus Activity and Aggregation during Atomization To Produce Thermally Stable Vaccines by Spray Drying (2020)
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6 (7), 4304--4313 - Image Analysis of Structured Surfaces for Quantitative Topographical Characterization (2020)
- Mechanically Reinforced Injectable Hydrogels (2020)
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2 (3), 1016--1030 - Naturally Hydrophobic Foams from Lignocellulosic Fibers Prepared by Oven-Drying (2020)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8 (22), 8267--8278 - Patience is a virtue: self-assembly and physico-chemical properties of cellulose nanocrystal allomorphs (2020)
Nanoscale, 12 (33), 17480--17493 - Pushing the Limits with Cellulose Nanocrystal Loadings in Latex‐Based Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesive Nanocomposites (2020)
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 14 (6), 2000027 - Xyloglucan Structure Impacts the Mechanical Properties of Xyloglucan–Cellulose Nanocrystal Layered Films—A Buckling-Based Study (2020)
Biomacromolecules, 21 (9), 3898--3908 - 2.5D Hierarchical Structuring of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Films Containing Cellulose Nanocrystals (2019)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11 (6), 6325--6335 - Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels as Electrolyte Scaffolds for Glass and Plastic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2019)
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2 (8), 5635--5642 - Insight into thermal stability of cellulose nanocrystals from new hydrolysis methods with acid blends (2019)
Cellulose, 26 (1), 507--528 - Patterned Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogel Films with Tunable Dimensions and Morphologies as Ultra-Porous Scaffolds for Cell Culture (2019)
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2 (7), 4169--4179 - Tailoring Rheological Properties of Thermoresponsive Hydrogels through Block Copolymer Adsorption to Cellulose Nanocrystals (2019)
Biomacromolecules, 20 (7), 2545--2556 - Tissue Response and Biodistribution of Injectable Cellulose Nanocrystal Composite Hydrogels (2019)
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5 (5), 2235--2246 - Comparing Soft Semicrystalline Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals and Fumed Silica (2018)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (1), 220--230 - Consecutive Spray Drying to Produce Coated Dry Powder Vaccines Suitable for Oral Administration (2018)
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, - Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials (2018)
Chemical Society Reviews, - Effect of Counterion Choice on the Stability of Cellulose Nanocrystal Pickering Emulsions (2018)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (21), 7169--7180 - Green Templating of Ultraporous Cross-Linked Cellulose Nanocrystal Microparticles (2018)
Chemistry of Materials, 30 (21), 8040--8051 - Incorporating Cellulose Nanocrystals into the Core of Polymer Latex Particles via Polymer Grafting (2018)
ACS Macro Letters, 7 (8), 990--996 - Liquid-State NMR Analysis of Nanocelluloses (2018)
Biomacromolecules, 19 (7), 2708--2720 - Morphology of cross-linked cellulose nanocrystal aerogels: cryo-templating versus pressurized gas expansion processing (2018)
Journal of Materials Science, 53 (13), 9842--9860 - Optimization of cellulose nanocrystal length and surface charge density through phosphoric acid hydrolysis (2018)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376 (2112), 20170041 - Benchmarking Cellulose Nanocrystals: From the Laboratory to Industrial Production (2017)
Langmuir, 33 (7), 1583--1598 - Cellulose Nanocrystals and Methyl Cellulose as Costabilizers for Nanocomposite Latexes with Double Morphology (2017)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5 (11), 10509--10517 - Comparison of polyethylene glycol adsorption to nanocellulose versus fumed silica in water (2017)
Cellulose, 24 (11), 4743--4757 - Effect of Ionic Strength and Surface Charge Density on the Kinetics of Cellulose Nanocrystal Thin Film Swelling (2017)
Langmuir, 33 (30), 7403--7411 - Injectable Anisotropic Nanocomposite Hydrogels Direct in Situ Growth and Alignment of Myotubes (2017)
Nano Letters, 17 (10), 6487--6495 - One-Pot Water-Based Hydrophobic Surface Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Plant Polyphenols (2017)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5 (6), 5018--5026 - Review of Hydrogels and Aerogels Containing Nanocellulose (2017)
Chemistry of Materials, 29 (11), 4609--4631 - Structural Variations in Hybrid All-Nanoparticle Gibbsite Nanoplatelet/Cellulose Nanocrystal Multilayered Films (2017)
Langmuir, 33 (32), 7896--7907 - Tailoring Cellulose Nanocrystal and Surfactant Behavior in Miniemulsion Polymerization (2017)
Macromolecules, 50 (7), 2645--2655
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