Cellulose acetate was first prepared by Paul Schützenberger in 1865. It took another 29 years before Charles Cross and Edward Bevan patented a process for its manufacture. At about the same time, ...
The authors investigate the effects of a polyethylene glycol plasticizer and water on cellulose acetate film properties. Cellulose acetate (CA) is a polymeric excipient widely used in pharmaceutical ...
Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS ...