{"id":6,"date":"2019-02-12T16:01:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T16:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:57:01","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our expertise?<\/strong> Understanding the Structure-Processing-Properties of Renewable Nanomaterials for Design and Engineering of Advanced Functional Materials.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research focuses principally on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sustainable Processing and Characterization of Renewable Nanomaterials&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We produce cellulose nanomaterials on-site and conduct full characterization to confirm their uniform production and assess their properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of an iridescent film made of cellulose nanocrystals and a photo of an aqueous gel like suspension of cellulose nanofibrils.\" class=\"wp-image-261\" style=\"width:512px;height:288px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coatings, Films and Packaging<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replacing single-use plastics is one of our main objectives. Inspired by nature, we combine and use synergistically renewable resources, across the length scale, to develop barrier coatings\/films for packaging applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Photo of translucent biofilms made from bacterial cellulose and alginate.\" class=\"wp-image-262\" style=\"width:512px;height:288px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>Functional porous materials<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foams, aerogels are lightweight porous materials with enhanced performance. With controlled structure and porosity, they can be used as insulation or cushioning materials. The hierarchical oriented porous structure of trees is here our inspiration&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image3-1.png\" alt=\"Photo of porous foams made of cellulose nanofibrils and lignin. One foam is laying on a flower showing its lightweight, the middle photo shows the microporous structure of the foam by scanning electron microscopy and the right photo shows the same foam under the compression of a 1 kg weight.\" class=\"wp-image-266\" style=\"width:487px;height:237px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image3-1.png 973w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image3-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nathalielavoine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/image3-1-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our expertise? Understanding the Structure-Processing-Properties of Renewable Nanomaterials for Design and Engineering of Advanced Functional Materials. 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