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Jerred Wassgren*, M. Bachir Messikh* and Kenneth R. Carter* have recently published a paper entitled, "Oxidized cellulose nanofibers modified with arginine" in the journal Cellulose. Using a 2-step, water-soluble coupling technique, they successfully grafted arginine to the surface of cellulose nanofibers for use in a variety of applications.