Cellulose nanocrystal dispersion-ability in polylactides with various molecular weights prepared in dichloromethane/dimethyl sulfoxide solvents for electrospinning applications.

In this study, effects of polylactide molecular weight, i.e., high (HPLA), medium (MPLA), low (LPLA), and dichloromethane (DCM)/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) blend ratio on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) dispersion quality in solution casted PLA/CNC nanocomposites were investigated via small amplitude oscillatory shear rheological analysis, while crystallization behavior, thermal degradation, morphological structure of the nanocomposites were also reported.