Patent ID: 9469748
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: C08B,C08K,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A method of reversibly controlling a modulus of a composite material, wherein the composite material comprises a polymer and a bio-derived filler blended into the polymer, wherein the filler comprises a diene-modified cellulosic nanomaterial and a dienophile-modified cellulosic nanomaterial, and wherein at least some of the diene-modified cellulosic nanomaterial and at least some of the dienophile-modified cellulosic nanomaterial are crosslinked to each other in a crosslinked network, comprising: adjusting a degree of crosslinking between the diene-modified cellulosic nanomaterial and the dienophile-modified cellulosic nanomaterial by at least one of: