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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBy learning from nature and using bio-based nanopa
 rticles we can engineer sustainable high-performance materials with improv
 ed functionality. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are entering the marketpla
 ce as new ingredients for formulated chemical products. As a “green” and p
 otentially food-grade additive\, there is widespread interest in CNCs part
 icularly as emulsifiers\, rheological modifiers\, and reinforcing agents. 
 However\, the surface chemistry of CNCs must be well understood and contro
 lled in order to elucidate the interactions\, stability and compatibility 
 with liquids\, polymers and small molecules.\n	This lecture will describe o
 ur recent advances in hybrid nanocellulose material development and show a
 pplications in the food\, health\, energy and water arenas. Tailoring the 
 location and role of CNCs at interfaces can lead us to a variety of biocom
 patible and enhanced emulsified products\, injectable hydrogels\, latex ad
 hesives/coatings and encapsulation strategies. Furthermore\, we have devel
 oped novel networked CNC structures based on chemical crosslinking which p
 rovide promising tissue scaffolds as well as universal porous substrates t
 hat are able to support other functional nanomaterials like conductive nan
 oparticles\, carbon nanotubes and metal organic frameworks. Overall\, we b
 elieve that this improved understanding can bridge the gap between scienti
 fic research and the commercialization of greener next-generation technolo
 gies.\n\nBio:\n\nEmily D. Cranston is an Associate Professor in Wood Scien
 ce and Chemical & Biological Engineering at the University of British Colu
 mbia and is the President’s Excellence Chair in Forest Bio-products. Prior
  to January 2019\, she was an Associate Professor at McMaster University a
 nd the Canada Research Chair in Bio-Based Nanomaterials (Tier 2). Emily’s 
 research focuses on sustainable nanocomposites and hybrid materials from c
 ellulose and other biopolymers. Her academic path began at 91ֱ�� Universi
 ty where she received her Honours B.Sc. in Chemistry with bio-organic spec
 ialty and a PhD in Materials Chemistry in the group of Professor Derek Gra
 y. The study of value-added products from cellulose took her to Stockholm\
 , Sweden as a postdoctoral researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  before she returned to Canada in 2011. Emily is the recipient of the 2017
  KINGFA Young Investigator’s Award from the American Chemical Society’s Ce
 llulose & Renewable Materials division and was the 2018 Kavli Foundation E
 merging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer\, awarded by ACS and the Kavli Founda
 tion.\n
DTSTART:20190418T050000Z
DTEND:20190418T063000Z
LOCATION:Room 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\
 , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:QCAM: Emily D. Cranston - Transforming Cellulose Nanocrystals into 
 Sustainable Products through Surface Engineering
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