The present invention provides an oxidized cellulose that exhibits an excellent fibrillatability and is an oxide of a cellulose raw material by a hypochlorous acid or a salt thereof. The oxidized cellulose substantially does not contain a N-oxyl compound and has a degree of polymerization of not more than 600.

The present invention provides a nanocellulose that does not contain a N-oxyl compound in the cellulose fibers, exhibits an excellent dispersion stability in dispersion media, is the oxide of a cellulose raw material by a hypochlorous acid or a salt thereof, and has an average fiber width of from at least 1 nm to not more than 200 nm. The nanocellulose substantially does not contain a N-oxyl compound and has a zeta potential of less than or equal to −30 mV.

The present invention provides a nanocellulose that does not contain a N-oxyl compound in the cellulose fibers, exhibits an excellent dispersion stability in dispersion media, is the oxide of a cellulose raw material by a hypochlorous acid or a salt thereof, and has an average fiber width of from at least 1 nm to not more than 200 nm. The nanocellulose substantially does not contain a N-oxyl compound and has a zeta potential of less than or equal to −30 mV.

The invention provides a nanomaterial of polyglycerol grafted cellulose nanocrystal dendrimer and a preparation method thereof. In the present invention, the cotton linter pulp is pulverized into flocculent fibers, fed to sulfuric acid, and reacted. After centrifugation, dialysis and ultrasonic cell disruption, cellulose nanocrystals are obtained. Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals are further obtained after oxidation with TEMPO, dialysis, and freeze-drying. The carboxylated nanocrystals are further added to DMF, and under a nitrogen atmosphere, glycidol is grafted to the hydroxyl groups on the surface by heating with stirring. After the reaction is completed, the product is centrifuged, dried under vacuum, dialyzed, and freeze dried to obtain a nanomaterial of primary polyglycerol grafted cellulose nanocrystals. Dendrimers with different particle size ranges can be prepared by controlling the number of reactions, which contain a large number of hydroxyl groups on the surface, and are amenable to various modifications.

The present invention relates to a powder of modified cellulose fibers having an average fiber length of 1 μm or more and 500 μm or less, wherein the modified cellulose fibers are made from anionically modified cellulose fibers introduced at an anionic group with a modifying group; a dispersion containing a powder of modified cellulose fibers as defined above and a medium, wherein the powder of modified cellulose fibers is dispersed in the medium; a resin composition containing a powder of modified cellulose fibers as defined in above and a resin, wherein the powder of modified cellulose fibers and the resin are blended; and a resin molded article obtained by molding a resin composition as defined above. According to the present invention, a powder of cellulose fibers having excellent dispersibility in a solvent, which can be obtained by an inexpensive process, and a method for producing the same can be provided.

The present invention relates to a powder of modified cellulose fibers having an average fiber length of 1 μm or more and 500 μm or less, wherein the modified cellulose fibers are made from anionically modified cellulose fibers introduced at an anionic group with a modifying group; a dispersion containing a powder of modified cellulose fibers as defined above and a medium, wherein the powder of modified cellulose fibers is dispersed in the medium; a resin composition containing a powder of modified cellulose fibers as defined in above and a resin, wherein the powder of modified cellulose fibers and the resin are blended; and a resin molded article obtained by molding a resin composition as defined above. According to the present invention, a powder of cellulose fibers having excellent dispersibility in a solvent, which can be obtained by an inexpensive process, and a method for producing the same can be provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide ultrafine fibrous cellulose capable of exhibiting excellent coating suitability when added to paint. The present invention relates to fibrous cellulose having a fiber width of 1,000 nm or less, in which, when the fibrous cellulose is dispersed in water to form a dispersion liquid having a viscosity of 2,500 mPa.Math.s at 23° C., and the dispersion liquid is stirred under predetermined stirring conditions, a viscosity change rate falls within ±50%, calculated by the following formula: viscosity change rate (%)=(viscosity after stirring−viscosity before stirring)/viscosity before stirring×100

The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a solid material based on a polymer having its cellobiose units exhibiting the following characteristics: at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one carboxylic acid function attached to the C.sub.6 carbon, the other C.sub.6 carbons having a primary alcohol function attached thereto; and at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one of the two rings open between the C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 carbons, the other C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 carbons forming a ring and having an alcohol function attached thereto. Such a material, advantageously a textile, may be used as a compress.

The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a solid material based on a polymer having its cellobiose units exhibiting the following characteristics: at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one carboxylic acid function attached to the C.sub.6 carbon, the other C.sub.6 carbons having a primary alcohol function attached thereto; and at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one of the two rings open between the C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 carbons, the other C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 carbons forming a ring and having an alcohol function attached thereto. Such a material, advantageously a textile, may be used as a compress.

Composite particles that are biodegradable and easy to handle while maintaining the characteristics of cellulose nanofibers, a method of producing composite particles, a dry powder containing the composite particles, and a skin application composition and a method of producing the skin application composition. A composite particle contains at least one type of particle and fine cellulose with which at least part of a surface of the particle is coated, wherein the particle and the fine cellulose are inseparable.