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Intro; Supervisor's Foreword; Abstract; Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles:; Acknowledgements; Contents; Nomenclature; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Task Description; References; 2 Theoretical Background; 2.1 Liquid Foams; 2.1.1 Liquid Foams at all Length Scales; 2.1.2 Stability of Liquid Foams; 2.1.3 Monodisperse Liquid Foams; 2.2 Polymer Foams; 2.2.1 Morphology of Polymer Foams; 2.2.2 Density of Polymer Foams; 2.2.3 Mechanical Properties of Polymer Foams; 2.3 Foam Templating
2.3.1 Material of the Continuous Phase2.3.2 Pore Size Distribution and Pore Organisation; 2.3.3 Pore Connectivity; 2.3.4 Porosity and Material Distribution; 2.4 Microfluidics for Foam Generation; 2.4.1 Bubbling Geometries; 2.4.2 Bubble Formation; 2.5 Chitosan and Its Hydrogels; 2.5.1 The Chitosan Molecule; 2.5.2 Hydrogels; 2.6 Cellulose Nanofibres and Nanocomposites; 2.6.1 Cellulose Nanofibres; 2.6.2 Cellulose Nanofibre-Based Nanocomposites; References; 3 Preliminary Work: From Liquid to Solid Foams; 3.1 Chitosan in Solution and Its Gelation; 3.2 Microfluidic Bubbling
3.3 Gelation of Monodisperse Liquid Chitosan Foams3.4 Solidification of Liquid Chitosan Foams; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 Monodisperse and Polydisperse Chitosan Foams via Microfluidics; 4.1 Chitosan Solutions and Microfluidic Bubbling; 4.2 Liquid Foams with Controlled Polydispersities; 4.3 Monodisperse Versus Polydisperse Solid Foams; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Monodisperse Highly Ordered Nanocomposite Foams; 5.1 Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibre Solutions and Microfluidic Bubbling; 5.2 Monodisperse Liquid Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibres Foams
5.3 Monodisperse Solid Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibres Foams5.4 Conclusion; References; 6 General Conclusions and Outlook; 6.1 General Conclusions; 6.2 Outlook; References; 7 Experimental; 7.1 Chemicals and Preparation of the Solutions; 7.2 Rheometry; 7.3 Surface Tensiometry; 7.4 Microfluidics; 7.5 Liquid Foam Characterisation; 7.6 Liquid Foam to Solid Foam Transition; 7.7 Solid Foam Characterisation; References; Appendix; A.1 Polydisperse Nanocomposite Foams; A.2 Calculation of the Shear Rate in the Microfluidic Channel; References; Declaration of Authorship; Curriculum Vitae
2.3.1 Material of the Continuous Phase2.3.2 Pore Size Distribution and Pore Organisation; 2.3.3 Pore Connectivity; 2.3.4 Porosity and Material Distribution; 2.4 Microfluidics for Foam Generation; 2.4.1 Bubbling Geometries; 2.4.2 Bubble Formation; 2.5 Chitosan and Its Hydrogels; 2.5.1 The Chitosan Molecule; 2.5.2 Hydrogels; 2.6 Cellulose Nanofibres and Nanocomposites; 2.6.1 Cellulose Nanofibres; 2.6.2 Cellulose Nanofibre-Based Nanocomposites; References; 3 Preliminary Work: From Liquid to Solid Foams; 3.1 Chitosan in Solution and Its Gelation; 3.2 Microfluidic Bubbling
3.3 Gelation of Monodisperse Liquid Chitosan Foams3.4 Solidification of Liquid Chitosan Foams; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 Monodisperse and Polydisperse Chitosan Foams via Microfluidics; 4.1 Chitosan Solutions and Microfluidic Bubbling; 4.2 Liquid Foams with Controlled Polydispersities; 4.3 Monodisperse Versus Polydisperse Solid Foams; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Monodisperse Highly Ordered Nanocomposite Foams; 5.1 Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibre Solutions and Microfluidic Bubbling; 5.2 Monodisperse Liquid Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibres Foams
5.3 Monodisperse Solid Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofibres Foams5.4 Conclusion; References; 6 General Conclusions and Outlook; 6.1 General Conclusions; 6.2 Outlook; References; 7 Experimental; 7.1 Chemicals and Preparation of the Solutions; 7.2 Rheometry; 7.3 Surface Tensiometry; 7.4 Microfluidics; 7.5 Liquid Foam Characterisation; 7.6 Liquid Foam to Solid Foam Transition; 7.7 Solid Foam Characterisation; References; Appendix; A.1 Polydisperse Nanocomposite Foams; A.2 Calculation of the Shear Rate in the Microfluidic Channel; References; Declaration of Authorship; Curriculum Vitae