Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

A comprehensive review on recent advances in preparation, physicochemical characterization, and bioengineering applications of biopolymers

A Das, T Ringu, S Ghosh, N Pramanik - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Biopolymers are mainly the polymers which are created or obtained from living creatures
such as plants and bacteria rather than petroleum, which has traditionally been the source of …

Cellulose‐based flexible functional materials for emerging intelligent electronics

D Zhao, Y Zhu, W Cheng, W Chen, Y Wu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is currently enormous and growing demand for flexible electronics for personalized
mobile equipment, human–machine interface units, wearable medical‐healthcare systems …

Cellulose based composite foams and aerogels for advanced energy storage devices

H Liu, H Du, T Zheng, K Liu, X Ji, T Xu, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increase of global energy consumption and serious environmental pollution, green
and sustainable electrode materials are urgently needed for energy storage devices …

Chemistry and specialty industrial applications of lignocellulosic biomass

JA Okolie, S Nanda, AK Dalai, JA Kozinski - Waste and Biomass …, 2021 - Springer
Lignocellulosic feedstocks are gaining increased popularity for novel industrial applications
because of their availability and bio-renewability. Using lignocellulosic materials, especially …

Recent advances in cellulose-based piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators for energy harvesting: a review

Y Song, Z Shi, GH Hu, C Xiong, A Isogai… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose is the most earth-abundant natural polymer resource, which with combined eco-
friendly and extraordinary sustainable properties such as renewability, biodegradability, low …

Current challenges, applications and future perspectives of SCOBY cellulose of Kombucha fermentation

D Laavanya, S Shirkole, P Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
SCOBY, a biofilm of cellulose containing the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, is a by-
product of Kombucha tea fermentation. Several studies on the kombucha SCOBY are being …

Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today's state

D Klemm, ED Cranston, D Fischer, M Gama… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They
combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new …

A novel pH-sensing indicator based on bacterial cellulose nanofibers and black carrot anthocyanins for monitoring fish freshness

M Moradi, H Tajik, H Almasi, M Forough, P Ezati - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel intelligent pH-sensing indicator based on bacterial nanocellulose (BC) and black
carrot anthocyanins (CA) was developed and characterized to monitor the …