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2 Materials, Methodology and Characterisation Techniques
References
1. Mousa M, Dong Y, Davies IJ (2018) Eco-friendly polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/bamboo charcoal
(BC) nanocomposites with superior mechanical and thermal properties. Adv Compos Mater
27(5):499–509
2. Material data sheet of bamboo charcoals powder from Jiangshan Luyi Bamboo Charcoals Co.,
Ltd., China (https://cnjslyzt.en.alibaba.com/)
3. Material data sheet of bamboo charcoals powder from US Research Nanomaterials, Inc. Co.,
USA (https://us-nano.lookchem.com/)
4. Mousa MH, Dong Y, Davies IJ (2016) Recent advances in bionanocomposites: preparation,
properties, and applications. Int J Polym Mater Polym Biomater 65(5):225–254
5. Haroosh HJM (2014) Investigating novel biopolymeric nanostructures for drug delivery. Ph.D.
thesis, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
6. Chittur KK (1998) FTIR/ATR for protein adsorption to biomaterial surfaces. Biomaterials
19(4–5):357–369
7. Bozzola JJ (2001) Electron microscopy. Encyclopedia of life sciences. Wiley, Chichester, pp
48–72
8. Menczel JD, Judovits L, Prime RB, Bair HE, Reading M, Swier S (2009) Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In: Menczel JD, Prime RB (eds) Thermal analysis of polymers:
fundamentals and applications. Wiley, Hoboken, pp 7–239
9. Ma HL, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Wang S, Sun C, Yu H, Zeng X, Zhai M (2016) Radiation preparation of graphene/carbon nanotubes hybrid fillers for mechanical reinforcement of poly (vinyl
alcohol) films. Radiat Phys Chem 118:21–26
10. Pittenger B, Erina N, Su C (2010) Quantitative mechanical property mapping at the nanoscale
with PeakForce QNM. Application Note Veeco Instruments Inc., pp 1–12
11. Van Der Werf KO, Putman CA, de Grooth BG, Greve J (1994) Adhesion force imaging in air
and liquid by adhesion mode atomic force microscopy. Appl Phys Lett 65(9):1195–1197
12. Mousa M, Dong Y (2018) Elastic behavior of nanophases in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/bamboo
charcoal (BC) nanocomposite films. Front Mater 5:44
13. Derjaguin BV, Muller VM, Toporov YP (1975) Effect of contact deformations on the adhesion
of particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 53(2):314–326
14. Ohler B (2007) Practical advice on the determination of cantilever spring constants. Bruker
Application Note# 94