Cellulose is one of the most versatile biopolymers found in nature. Its use is now transitioning from sustainability-focused development to provide technical solutions across a …
Composites reinforced with natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) are gaining relevance as the worldwide demand for renewable and sustainable materials increases. To develop …
M Wu, P Sukyai, D Lv, F Zhang, P Wang, C Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-induced shape memory polymers (SMPs) are the desired candidates for the uses in the fields of surgical operation, smart textile, and aerospace. However, most of water …
The current materials predominately come from fossil feedstocks and minerals. The pressures from climate change and plastic pollution challenge us to develop a bioeconomy …
Z Wang, P Gnanasekar… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A simple and rapid synthesis of biobased epoxy resin derived from vanillyl alcohol was performed, and its chemical structure was confirmed by FTIR and 1H and 13C NMR …
Design of nanocellulose-based composite materials suitable for selective disintegration, recovery and recycling of individual components is of great scientific and technical interest …
Y Xu, Z Wu, A Li, N Chen, J Rao, Q Zeng - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Owing to the environmental pollution caused by petroleum-based packaging materials, there is an imminent need to develop novel food packaging materials. Nanocellulose, which …
Y Zaokari, A Persaud, A Ibrahim - Engineered Regeneration, 2020 - Elsevier
Adhesive biomaterials, historically, have had a wide range of applications in all medical fields. With the extensive variety of biomaterials with adhesion properties, the field of …
Optically transparent tough cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced composites were successfully prepared through a simple Pickering emulsion method. The emulsions of CNFs …