Fig. 5: CNC chain-building upon salt addition.

AFM images of init-CNC at w = 2 wt.% in the pristine state (a) and after the addition of NaCl: (b) cNaCl = 20 mM and (c) cNaCl = 40 mM
AFM images of init-CNC at w = 2 wt.% in the pristine state (a) and after the addition of NaCl: (b) cNaCl = 20 mM and (c) cNaCl = 40 mM