Mechanical and thermal properties of bacterial-cellulose-fibre-reinforced Mater-Bi^® bionanocomposite

• Hamonangan Nainggolan,
• Saharman Gea,
• Emiliano Bilotti,
• Ton Peijs and
• Sabar D. Hutagalung

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 325–329, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.37

• . The average sample weights of approximately 15.0–17.5 mg were placed in the aluminium crucible. Heating rates of 20 °C min−1 were used in the temperature range 20–400 °C. The crystallinity (Tc) and melting temperature (Tm) were recorded as the inflection point of the increment of specific heat and as