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Characterizations of biodegradable epoxy-coated cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) thin film for flexible microwave applications.

Authors :
Mi, Hongyi
Liu, Chien-Hao
Chang, Tzu-Husan
Seo, Jung-Hun
Zhang, Huilong
Cho, Sang
Behdad, Nader
Ma, Zhenqiang
Yao, Chunhua
Cai, Zhiyong
Gong, Shaoqin
Source :
Cellulose; Jun2016, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p1989-1995, 7p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Wood pulp cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) thin film is a novel recyclable and biodegradable material. We investigated the microwave dielectric properties of the epoxy coated-CNF thin film for potential broad applications in flexible high speed electronics. The characterizations of dielectric properties were carried out in a frequency range of 1-10 GHz. The dielectric constant and loss tangent were extracted by using measurements of microstrip transmission lines that were built on the epoxy coated-CNF film and combined with Agilent Advanced Design System simulations. The RF property for the epoxy coated-CNF was compared to that of commercial polyethylene terephthalate film (PET). With the comparable microwave properties of non-biodegradable PET film, our study suggests that the epoxy coated-CNF film is a suitable biodegradable and environment-friendly substrate for flexible microwave and other applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09690239
Volume :
23
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Cellulose
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
115269624
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-016-0913-2