Nanostructured biocomposites from aliphatic polyesters and bacterial cellulose

DM Panaitescu, AN Frone, I Chiulan - Industrial Crops and Products, 2016 - Elsevier
The fast depletion of fossil fuel reserves, global warming and environmental problems
caused by non-biodegradable plastic materials as well as the high toxicity of some synthetic …

Poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL)/cellulose nano-crystal (CNC) nanocomposites and foams

HY Mi, X Jing, J Peng, MR Salick, XF Peng, LS Turng - Cellulose, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) nanocomposites were
produced via twin-screw extrusion. Microcellular nanocomposite samples were produced …

Development of bacterial cellulose and polycaprolactone (PCL) based composite for medical material

P Kotcharat, P Chuysinuan, T Thanyacharoen… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Polycaprolactone (PCL)/bacterial cellulose (BC) composite was successfully
prepared via film casting. BC was extracted from nata de coco using alkaline purification …

Nanocellulose-reinforced “green” composite materials

N Soykeabkaew, N Tawichai, C Thanomsilp… - Walailak Journal of …, 2017 - wjst.wu.ac.th
Today, the development of materials has to involve the consideration of environmental
responsibility and sustainability. Therefore, more environmentally friendly products, which …

Nanofiber-reinforced biocomposites

JT Orasugh, SK Ghosh, D Chattopadhyay - … : fundamentals and applications, 2020 - Elsevier
Within the last decade, there had been developments aiming at alternative means to reduce
human impact on the environment through green chemistry. The biocomposites (BCMs) are …

Comparison of fracture properties of cellulose nanopaper, printing paper and buckypaper

R Mao, S Goutianos, W Tu, N Meng, G Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Springer
Cellulose nanopaper consists of a dense fibrous self-binding network composed of cellulose
nanofibres connected by physical entanglements, hydrogen bonding, etc. Compared with …

Making Nonwoven Fibrous Poly (ε‐caprolactone) Constructs for Antimicrobial and Tissue Engineering Applications by Pressurized Melt Gyration

Z Xu, S Mahalingam, P Basnett… - Macromolecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A pressurized melt gyration process has been used for the first time to generate poly (ε‐
caprolactone)(PCL) fibers. Gyration speed, working pressure, and melt temperature are …

Soy protein nanoparticles modified bacterial cellulose electrospun nanofiber membrane scaffold by ultrasound-induced self-assembly technique: Characterization and …

C Zhijiang, X Ping, H Shiqi, Z Cong - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Protein-modified scaffolds have ability to provide biological functionality due to the similarity
in structure of natural extracellular matrix (NECM) in tissues. In this paper, soy protein was …

Composite Polymer Granules Based on Poly-ε-Caprolactone and Montmorillonite Prepared by Solution-Casting and Melt Extrusion

A Sukhanova, A Boyandin, N Ertiletskaya, T Shalygina… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Eco-friendly polymer composites in the form of granules based on biodegradable
polycaprolactone (PCL) with the inclusion of montmorillonite (MMT) from 5 to 50 wt% were …

Bacterial Cellulose‐Based Nanocomposites: Roadmap for Innovative Materials

ARP Figueiredo, C Vilela, CP Neto… - Nanocellulose …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decades there has been an increasing awareness in the search for biobased
alternatives as sources of novel nanocomposites for application in several fields such as …