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 …

Nanocellulose is cellulose in the form of nanostructures, ie, features not exceeding 100 nm
at least in one dimension. These nanostructures include nanofibrils, found in bacterial …

Developing biomaterials based on the natural biomacromolecule silk sericin from Bombyx
mori cocoon is of great interest for biomedical application. Dialdehyde carboxymethyl …

As an alternative to the production of nanofibrillated cellulose based composites (NFC) in
bottom-up processes the functionalization of wood or cellulose scaffold materials in a top …

Nanopapers containing cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are an emerging and sustainable class
of high performance materials. The diversification and improvement of the mechanical and …

Typical cellulose fibers exhibit a high mechanical strength but very low toughness, which
severely limits their high-tech applications. It is thus becoming urgently important to develop …

Multicomponent self-assembly is an emerging approach in peptide nanotechnology to
develop nanomaterials with superior physical and biological properties. Inspired by the …

Abstract Gelatin (GA), hyaluronic acid (HA) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are promising
materials for skin wound care. In this study the GA-HA-CNC hydrogels were prepared by …

Poor interface strength and water resistance are significant challenges in taking full
advantage of the excellent performances of natural fiber-reinforced biopolymer composites …

Polymer optical fibers (POFs) are lightweight, fatigue-tolerant, and suitable for local area
networks, automobiles, aerospace, smart textiles, supercomputers, and servers. However …