Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are an environmentally friendly natural material, consisting
of rod‐like crystalline nanoparticles, called whiskers, or nanocrystalline cellulose. The …

Semiconductor nanocrystals with sizes in the quantum confinement regime (2-10 nm)
present special physical and chemical properties. Additionally, environment-friendly …

For the construction of the phase diagrams, the method of the aqueous titration was used.
There were prepared 5 ternary diagrams, varying the surfactant and the oil phase. The liquid …

Achieving surface design and control of biomimetic materials with nanometer scale in self-
organized systems is essential to mimic the unique features of native tissue, which have …

We describe a synthetic route consisting of five steps from aniline to obtain liquid crystal
compounds derived from nitroazobenzene. Syntheses were performed during the second …

O estudo de sistemas nanoestruturados tem chamado a atenção de um número cada vez
maior de pesquisadores das áreas farmacêutica e cosmética, devido às inúmeras …

Formulations with lyotropic liquid crystals were prepared from a Brazilian nut vegetable oil,
guarana extract and combination of sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) and sorbitan …

Os cristais líquidos liotrópicos têm sido utilizados, entre outras aplicações, como meio de
alinhamento em experimentos em espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear …

O trabalho apresentado nesta dissertação se propôs no preparo e estudo espectroscópico
de novos materiais a base de nanocristais de celulose (whiskers) e fibroína da seda …

Many scientific and technological advances can be credited to nanoscience and
nanotechnology. Indeed, the scientific technological breakthroughs in these fields have not …