Emerging trends in polymer aerogel nanoarchitectures, surfaces, interfaces and applications

CI Idumah, AC Ezika, VU Okpechi - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Presently, the quests for aerogel nanocomposites have escalated due to inherently unique
and beneficial properties, which in addition to sol-gel chemistry have enlarged their scope of …

Recent advances in cellulose nanocrystals-based sensors: a review

S Singh, S Bhardwaj, P Tiwari, K Dev, K Ghosh… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) continue to pique the interest of researchers for sustainable
development. These biopolymeric assemblies are significant because of their outstanding …

Insights into thermal degradation kinetics and liquid crystalline behavior of cellulose nanocrystals from the waste of Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)

S Singh, S Bhardwaj, RS Meda, C Verma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are essential for advancing nanotechnology and modern
science. This work used the Cajanus cajan stem, an agricultural waste, as a lignocellulosic …

Mechanically durable green aerogel composite based on agricultural lignocellulosic residue for organic liquids/oil sorption

M Chhajed, C Verma, M Sathawane, S Singh… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various oil spill cleanup sorbents have good hydrophobicity and oil separation efficiency,
but their practical use has been limited due to the difficult and costly fabrication procedure …

Facile synthesis of ultralight S-doped Co 3 O 4 microflowers@ reduced graphene oxide aerogels with defect and interface engineering for broadband electromagnetic …

H Gao, S Chen, S Wei, W Li, M Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of modern information technology has recently put forward higher
requirements for the ingenious design of electromagnetic wave absorbing (EMA) materials …

Elliptically birefringent chemically tuned liquid crystalline nanocellulose composites for photonic applications

S Singh, S Bhardwaj, C Verma, M Chhajed… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) based photonic materials are one of the promising materials
in the recent trends. The liquid crystalline behavior of the CNCs can be tailored to different …

Role of morphological arrangements in cellulose nanofiber-based aerogels for thermal insulation: A systematic review

S Bhardwaj, S Singh, P Gupta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aerogels are highly porous solid-state structures with low density and have numerous
properties, such as high absorption activity, low dielectric constant, high sound absorption …

Facile fabrication of compressive aerogels with novel core/shell fibrous skeleton for oil sorption and thermal evaporation

J Liu, B Yuan, G Bai, H Wang, ZW He, WY Zhu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the great size difference and poor interfacial compatibility, the traditional fiber
reinforced aerogel composites mainly exist in form of particles deposited on the filled fibers …

Investigating the Reactive Reinforcement Ability of Maleic Anhydride-Modified Cellulose Nanocrystals via In-Situ Emulsion Polymerization

RS Meda, S Jain, S Singh, D Ramakanth… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
CNC-based nanocomposites have gained substantial interest because of their enhanced
thermomechanical properties for high-end engineering applications. The chemical …

Surfactant assisted in situ synthesis of nanofibrillated cellulose/polymethylsilsesquioxane aerogel for tuning its thermal performance

P Gupta, M Sathwane, M Chhajed… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) based aerogel are
prepared by the sol‐gel method. The objective of this work is to study the impact of surfactant …