Nanocellulose, a versatile green platform: from biosources to materials and their applications

B Thomas, MC Raj, J Joy, A Moores, GL Drisko… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing environmental and ecological concerns due to the use of petroleum-based
chemicals and products, the synthesis of fine chemicals and functional materials from …

Cellulose nanomaterials in oil and gas industry: Current status and future perspectives

MC Li, X Liu, K Lv, J Sun, C Dai, B Liao, C Liu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increase in global fossil fuel consumption and growing demand for sustainability,
the advancement of novel technologies and green materials in the oil and gas industry are …

Mussel-inspired chemistry: a promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications

F Liu, X Liu, F Chen, Q Fu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are a kind of natural biopolymers and have been widely applied in various
fields, especially biomedical applications, due to their fascinating properties, such as …

Dispersion properties of nanocellulose: a review

Y Chu, Y Sun, W Wu, H Xiao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of science and technology brings forward higher and higher requirements
for the properties of materials. Nanocellulose, with many fascinating properties including …

Mechanistic basis of antimicrobial actions of silver nanoparticles

TC Dakal, A Kumar, RS Majumdar… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Multidrug resistance of the pathogenic microorganisms to the antimicrobial drugs has
become a major impediment toward successful diagnosis and management of infectious …

Selective adsorption and separation of organic dyes using functionalized cellulose nanocrystals

N Mohammed, H Lian, MS Islam, MK Strong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were evaluated as potential adsorbents for the
selective adsorption and separation of organic dyes mixtures (methylene blue (MB), with …

Recent advances in the application of cellulose nanocrystals

N Grishkewich, N Mohammed, J Tang… - Current Opinion in Colloid …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review describes recent advances on the application of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
in selected applications. CNCs are produced via acid hydrolysis of cellulosic materials, such …

Recent developments in polydopamine: an emerging soft matter for surface modification and biomedical applications

M Liu, G Zeng, K Wang, Q Wan, L Tao, X Zhang, Y Wei - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

Functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals for advanced applications

J Tang, J Sisler, N Grishkewich, KC Tam - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Replacing the widespread use of petroleum-derived non-biodegradable materials with
green and sustainable materials is a pressing challenge that is gaining increasing attention …

Nanocelluloses as versatile supports for metal nanoparticles and their applications in catalysis

M Kaushik, A Moores - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocelluloses, derived from the biopolymer cellulose, are a class of sustainable functional
nanomaterials featuring exciting properties. They have been extensively researched as key …