Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material

T Li, C Chen, AH Brozena, JY Zhu, L Xu, C Driemeier… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, found in trees, waste from agricultural
crops and other biomass. The fibres that comprise cellulose can be broken down into …

Large-scale fabrication of structurally coloured cellulose nanocrystal films and effect pigments

BE Droguet, HL Liang, B Frka-Petesic, RM Parker… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals are renewable plant-based colloidal particles capable of forming
photonic films by solvent-evaporation-driven self-assembly. So far, the cellulose nanocrystal …

Nanocellulose: from fundamentals to advanced applications

D Trache, AF Tarchoun, M Derradji… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few years, nanocellulose (NC), cellulose in the form of nanostructures, has
been proved to be one of the most prominent green materials of modern times. NC materials …

Nanocellulose: recent fundamental advances and emerging biological and biomimicking applications

K Heise, E Kontturi, Y Allahverdiyeva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability

K Dhali, M Ghasemlou, F Daver, P Cass… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Synthetic polymers, commonly referred to as plastics, are anthropogenic contaminants that
adversely affect the natural ecosystems. The continuous disposal of long lifespan plastics …

Surface and interface engineering for nanocellulosic advanced materials

X Yang, SK Biswas, J Han, S Tanpichai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
How do trees support their upright massive bodies? The support comes from the incredibly
strong and stiff, and highly crystalline nanoscale fibrils of extended cellulose chains, called …

[HTML][HTML] The strength and stiffness of oriented wood and cellulose-fibre materials: A review

M Jakob, AR Mahendran, W Gindl-Altmutter… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent times, a clear trend towards the use of biobased materials can be seen in many
areas. Apart from beneficial ecological properties, high strength and stiffness at low weight …

[HTML][HTML] Packaging and degradability properties of polyvinyl alcohol/gelatin nanocomposite films filled water hyacinth cellulose nanocrystals

HC Oyeoka, CM Ewulonu, IC Nwuzor, CM Obele… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals isolated from water hyacinth fiber (WHF) have been studied as a
reinforcement for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-gelatin nanocomposite. Central composite design …

Nanocellulose: Recent trends and applications in the food industry

AB Perumal, RB Nambiar, JA Moses… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few years, nanocellulose (NC) has gained wide attention due to its renewability,
biocompatibility, bioavailability, and different remarkable properties. Cellulose …