Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach

S Zhu, SK Biswas, Z Qiu, Y Yue, Q Fu, F Jiang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

Current international research into cellulose as a functional nanomaterial for advanced applications

SJ Eichhorn, A Etale, J Wang, LA Berglund, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper provides a recent overview of current international research that is being
conducted into the functional properties of cellulose as a nanomaterial. A particular …

High performance, fully bio‐based, and optically transparent wood biocomposites

C Montanari, Y Ogawa, P Olsén… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable development of engineering biocomposites has been limited due to a lack
of bio‐based monomers combining favorable processing with high performance. Here, the …

Delignified wood from understanding the hierarchically aligned cellulosic structures to creating novel functional materials: a review

A Kumar, T Jyske, M Petrič - Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of hierarchically aligned natural cellulosic structures has become a leading
natural template scaffold for a diverse range of functional applications. This natural scaffold …

A comprehensive review of the synthesis strategies, properties, and applications of transparent wood as a renewable and sustainable resource

M Chutturi, S Gillela, SM Yadav, ES Wibowo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The uncertainties of the environment and the emission levels of nonrenewable resources
have compelled humanity to develop sustainable energy savers and sustainable materials …

Optically transparent bamboo with high strength and low thermal conductivity

X Wang, S Shan, SQ Shi, Y Zhang, L Cai… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The objective of this study is to convert bamboo into a transparent material with great optical
transmittance and good strength. Bamboo has a much faster regeneration rate than wood …

Perovskite-coated thermochromic transparent wood: a novel material for smart windows in energy-efficient and sustainable buildings

Y Du, S Liu, Y Li, X Chen, TC Ho… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transparent wood (TW) has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional glass as
an energy-efficient window glazing material owing to its exceptional optical transparency …

Transparent wood with phase change heat storage as novel green energy storage composites for building energy conservation

R Xia, W Zhang, Y Yang, J Zhao, Y Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transparent wood is a great potential biomass building material with good insulation and
optical properties for the rapid growth building energy consumption and increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Fire-retardant and transparent wood biocomposite based on commercial thermoset

P Samanta, A Samanta, C Montanari, Y Li… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transparent wood (TW) biocomposites combine high optical transmittance and good
mechanical properties and can contribute to sustainable development. The safety against …

Eco-friendly and sustainable processing of wood-based materials

EI Akpan, B Wetzel, K Friedrich - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The hierarchical, porous, and macromolecular structures of woods provide opportunities for
them to be modified and processed into structural, functional, and multi-functional materials …