Kevin Ballu
kevinballu.bsky.social
Kevin Ballu
@kevinballu.bsky.social
PhD student playing with colourful cellulose nanocrystals in the Vignolini group thanks to Syntech_CDT. 🔬🎲🤹👨‍🍳

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-5175
As my first post I am proud to announce my first first-author publication: doi.org/10.1021/acsn... with @vignolinilab.bsky.social

It's a follow up on T. Parton work (Nat. Commun., 2022), in which we show that CNC centrifugation during purification promotes the formation of CNC bundles!
Tailoring the Morphology of Cellulose Nanocrystals via Controlled Aggregation
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are elongated nanoparticles derived from natural cellulose, with potential applications ranging from rheological modifiers and emulsion stabilizers to photonic pigments a...
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM