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Derek G. Gray

Derek G. Gray

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Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
26549
World Ranking
5736
National Ranking
145

Overview

Derek G. Gray is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

Their research focuses on topics such as Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls. These topics reflect a concentration on the chemistry and material properties of plant-based substances and their applications.

Derek G. Gray has published work in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers. A notable recent paper is titled Cellulose nanocrystal research; A personal perspective, published in 2020 in Carbohydrate Polymers. This paper has received citations reflecting engagement by the academic community.

Publication venues frequented by Derek G. Gray include:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers

The main topics of their work include:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Their research extends across these scientific disciplines and subfields, contributing to the understanding of cellulose-based materials and their chemical properties as relevant to biomaterials and engineering applications.

Best Publications

  • Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials

    Dieter Klemm;Friederike Kramer;Sebastian Moritz;Tom Lindström

  • Effect of reaction conditions on the properties and behavior of wood cellulose nanocrystal suspensions.

    Stephanie Beck-Candanedo;Maren Roman;Derek G Gray

  • Helicoidal self-ordering of cellulose microfibrils in aqueous suspension.

    J.-F. Revol;H. Bradford;J. Giasson;R.H. Marchessault

  • Effect of microcrystallite preparation conditions on the formation of colloid crystals of cellulose

    Xue Min Dong;Jean-Francois Revol;Derek G. Gray

  • Effects of Ionic Strength on the Isotropic−Chiral Nematic Phase Transition of Suspensions of Cellulose Crystallites

    Xue Min Dong;Tsunehisa Kimura;and Jean-François Revol;Derek G. Gray

  • Adsorption of n-alkanes at zero surface coverage on cellulose paper and wood fibers

    Gilles M Dorris;Derek G Gray

  • Cationic surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals

    Merima Hasani;Emily D. Cranston;Gunnar Westman;Derek G. Gray

  • Bactericidal Paper Impregnated with Silver Nanoparticles for Point-of-Use Water Treatment

    Theresa A Dankovich;Derek G Gray

  • Liquid Crystalline Structure In Aqueous Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Solutions

    Rita S. Werbowyj;Derek G. Gray

  • Chiral nematic suspensions of cellulose crystallites; phase separation and magnetic field orientation

    Jean-François Revol;Louis Godbout;Xue-Min Dong;Derek G. Gray

  • Ordered Phase Formation in Concentrated Hydroxpropylcellulose Solutions

    Rita S. Werbowyj;Derek G. Gray

  • Morphological and Optical Characterization of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Incorporating Nanocrystalline Cellulose

    Emily D. Cranston;Derek G. Gray

  • surface analysis of paper and wood fibres by ESCA (electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis). i. application to cellulose and lignin

    Gilles M. Dorris;Derek G. Gray

  • Effect of Counterions on Ordered Phase Formation in Suspensions of Charged Rodlike Cellulose Crystallites

    Xue Min Dong;Derek G. Gray

  • Solid self-assembled films of cellulose with chiral nematic order and optically variable properties

    J.-F Revol;L Godbout;D. G Gray

  • Estimation of the surface sulfur content of cellulose nanocrystals prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis

    Tiffany Abitbol;Elisabeth Kloser;Derek G. Gray

  • SEM imaging of chiral nematic films cast from cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

    Johanna Majoinen;Eero Kontturi;Olli Ikkala;Derek G. Gray

  • Surface grafting of cellulose nanocrystals with poly(ethylene oxide) in aqueous media.

    Elisabeth Kloser;Derek G Gray

  • Smooth model cellulose I surfaces from nanocrystal suspensions

    Catherine D. Edgar;Derek G. Gray

  • Atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy of cellulose from Micrasterias denticulata; evidence for a chiral helical microfibril twist

    Shaune J. Hanley;Jean-Francois Revol;Louis Godbout;Derek G. Gray

  • Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials

    Dieter Klemm;Friederike Kramer;Sebastian Moritz;Tom Lindstroem

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily D. Cranston
Emily D. Cranston University of British Columbia
Mark W. Rutland
Mark W. Rutland Royal Institute of Technology
Lars Wågberg
Lars Wågberg Royal Institute of Technology
Dieter Klemm
Dieter Klemm Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Tom Lindström
Tom Lindström Royal Institute of Technology
Harry Brumer
Harry Brumer University of British Columbia
Henri Chanzy
Henri Chanzy Joseph Fourier University
Robert H. Marchessault
Robert H. Marchessault McGill University
Olli Ikkala
Olli Ikkala Aalto University
Christopher J. Barrett
Christopher J. Barrett McGill University

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