Robotic application for nanocellulose. Manufacturing and stimulus-response

Abstract

Exposed to heat and moisture, materials react in different ways. One common material to be regularly used across the world is cellulose. Cellulose nanocrystal or CNC is plant based material with unique properties that can and have potential to be applied in the field of technology. The material reacts to temperature and moisture and plays an important role in the field of technology study. However, the material reacts differently according to format and shape. But also a lack of data on how it reacts during laser cutting. Here we show that different shapes respond differently with different exposed to chemical substances and how it reacts to laser cutting. We found that laser cutting the material works perfectly well, but a better treatment is required when placing it down and keeping it fixed. The most noticeable reaction when applying temperature and moisture to the material appears with round edges . The results demonstrate that the figures with round edges or shape tend to deform and react faster and reform back to their original state compared to figures with linear edges. We anticipate that the assay will be a starting point for future projects of CNC and CNC analysis.