Practical techniques for creating nanocellulose film and the application of aqueous adhesives

Practical techniques for creating nanocellulose film and the application of aqueous adhesives
Robin Canham, Queen’s University
Nanocellulose is composed of nano-sized cellulose fibrils that are typically isolated from a cellulose source through high-pressure, temperature, and velocity. In the field of paper conservation, nanocellulose is being researched as a material for tear repair and paper stabilization due to its transparency and strength properties. Nanocellulose has also been studied as a material to stabilize canvasses.
Guided by Remy Dreyfuss-Deseigne’s 2017 article entitled “Nanocellulose Films in Art Conservation”, several practical methods for the creation of nanocellulose films were tested using different variables such as dish type, shape, and size. This presentation will focus on outlining a practical approach for the creation of nanocellulose films, including an outline on the development of a nanocellulose calculator. Lastly, an overview of a method to apply aqueous adhesive to these films will be discussed.
Robin Canham has a Bachelor of Arts (English) from the University of Regina and a Master of Information Studies, with a focus in Library Studies, from the University of Toronto. She worked as the Digital Resources Librarian at Saskatchewan Polytechnic for thirteen years before returning to school to pursue a Master of Art Conservation degree at Queen’s University, specializing in Paper Conservation. Additionally, she is actively involved with the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) and has held positions within CBBAG since 2005. Besides making books, she enjoys weightlifting, hiking, yoga, and spending time with her house rabbit Jasper.

[@asran008]

Amazing

[@muneebullah5982]

impresive presentation and work by Scientist, Really appraciated

[@waltergreenleaf9274]

Very cool! I am an MFA student at the University of Maine and we have been fortunate enough to get CNF from another department on campus for explorations of its artistic applications… our group is working on integrating scientific processes with our creative practices, but it is something of a struggle … videos like this are extremely helpful!

[@moniyakatyal7144]

How you dry your layer of cellulose ? On which substrate you dry so that it detach easily after drying?

[@waltergreenleaf8505]

@@moniyakatyal7144 ​ @moniyakatyal7144 In my case, it is not in layers per se -- maybe a better word would be chunks or globs. I make castings by filling metal cake pans, plastic trays, and stuffed animals, which are typically made of synthetic textiles. In all of these cases, the CNF detaches from the casting material on its own. Drying it on "natural" materials like wood or matted grass would be another story, it'd get stuck for sure, but metal, plastic, and textile molds do not have that issue. Mostly I am drying pints or gallons of it at a time, as UMaine produces so much they would have to discard it if artists and other experimenters weren't doing things like this and using up their surplus material.

[@moniyakatyal7144]

How you make contexts electrodes on film ?

[@waltergreenleaf8505]

@@moniyakatyal7144 I have not used electrodes in my work so far.

[@whothe_n]

Thankyou so much.

[@qamarommeish4269]

thank you for this video. i have one question. what is the best method to give nano fiber cellulose from microfiber??