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 …

Structure–property–function relationships of natural and engineered wood

C Chen, Y Kuang, S Zhu, I Burgert, T Keplinger… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The complex structure of wood, one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, has been
optimized over 270 million years of tree evolution. This optimization has led to the highly …

Cellulose‐based Interfacial Solar Evaporators: Structural Regulation and Performance Manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

Biomass-based materials for green lithium secondary batteries

C Jin, J Nai, O Sheng, H Yuan, W Zhang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The advances in process engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science gradually
enable the potential applications of biomass in novel energy storage technologies such as …

Bioinspired highly anisotropic, ultrastrong and stiff, and osteoconductive mineralized wood hydrogel composites for bone repair

X Wang, J Fang, W Zhu, C Zhong, D Ye… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anisotropic hydrogels mimicking the biological tissues with directional functions play
essential roles in damage‐tolerance, cell guidance and mass transport. However …

Multifunctional flexible electromagnetic interference shielding silver nanowires/cellulose films with excellent thermal management and joule heating performances

C Liang, K Ruan, Y Zhang, J Gu - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Flexible electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with excellent thermal
conductivities and Joule heating performances are of urgent demand in the communication …

Designed biomass materials for “green” electronics: A review of materials, fabrications, devices, and perspectives

Z Su, Y Yang, Q Huang, R Chen, W Ge, Z Fang… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract “Green” electronics are increasingly in demand to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by electronic wastes. Biomass materials derived from natural resources, such as …

Alignment of cellulose nanofibers: harnessing nanoscale properties to macroscale benefits

K Li, CM Clarkson, L Wang, Y Liu, M Lamm, Z Pang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In nature, cellulose nanofibers form hierarchical structures across multiple length scales to
achieve high-performance properties and different functionalities. Cellulose nanofibers …

An overview of regenerable wood-based composites: preparation and applications for flame retardancy, enhanced mechanical properties, biomimicry, and …

M Lian, Y Huang, Y Liu, D Jiang, Z Wu, B Li… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and demand for smart homes
and high-performance composites, how to reduce the cost and improve their mechanical …

Wood‐based nanotechnologies toward sustainability

F Jiang, T Li, Y Li, Y Zhang, A Gong, J Dai… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With over 30% global land coverage, the forest is one of nature's most generous gifts to
human beings, providing shelters and materials for all living beings. Apart from being …