![Richard Gross](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-02/Gross-Richard.jpeg?itok=Jivmpprv)
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research
Bacterial cellulose and cellulose nanocrystals provide ordered 2D and 3D matrices. They host inorganic nanoparticles, metal ions, carbon nanotubes, graphene and more to give electro-conducting composites.
Publications
McMaster, M., Liu, F., Christopherson, W., Gross, R.A., Singer, K. (2019) "Switchable liquid crystal composite windows using bacterial cellulose (BC) mat substrates", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 1(4), 636-640. DOI:10.1021/acsapm.9b00007
Shi, Z., Phillips, G.O., Yang, G. (2013) "Nanocellulose electroconductive composites", Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 3194. DOI: 10.1039/c3nr00408b