Recent developments in nanocellulose-based biodegradable polymers, thermoplastic polymers, and porous nanocomposites

H Kargarzadeh, J Huang, N Lin, I Ahmad… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has generated a great deal of interest as a source of nanometer-sized
reinforcement, because of its good mechanical properties. In the last few years …

Cellulose from sources to nanocellulose and an overview of synthesis and properties of nanocellulose/zinc oxide nanocomposite materials

A Farooq, MK Patoary, M Zhang, H Mussana… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, environmental and ecological concerns are increasing due to the usage of
petroleum-based products so the synthesis of ultra-fine chemicals and functional materials …

An ion‐sieving janus separator toward planar electrodeposition for deeply rechargeable Zn‐metal anodes

X Zhang, J Li, K Qi, Y Yang, D Liu, T Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The irregular and random electrodeposition of zinc has emerged as a non‐negligible barrier
for deeply rechargeable aqueous zinc (Zn)‐ion batteries (AZIBs), yet traditional texture …

Multifunctional nanocellulose/metal and metal oxide nanoparticle hybrid nanomaterials

AA Oun, S Shankar, JW Rhim - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Nanocellulose materials are derived from cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on the
earth. Nanocellulose have been extensively used in the field of food packaging materials …

TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose participating as crosslinking aid for alginate-based sponges

N Lin, C Bruzzese, A Dufresne - ACS applied materials & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Crosslinked polysaccharide sponges have been prepared by freeze-drying of amorphous
alginate–oxidized nanocellulose in the presence of a Ca2+ ionic crosslinking agent. The …

PLA synthesis. From the monomer to the polymer

K Masutani, Y Kimura - 2014 - books.rsc.org
It is recorded that Théophile-Jules Pelouze first synthesized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) by
polycondensation of lactic acid in 1845. 1 In 1932, Wallace Hume Carothers et al …

Photoluminescent lignin hybridized carbon quantum dots composites for bioimaging applications

B Xue, Y Yang, Y Sun, J Fan, X Li, Z Zhang - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have attracted considerable interests because of their unique
luminescence properties and promising applications in bioimaging. Lignin hybridized CQDs …

Functionalized cellulose nanocrystals as reinforcement in biodegradable polymer nanocomposites

FV Ferreira, IF Pinheiro, RF Gouveia… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the use of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) as fillers in biodegradable
polymer matrices over the past few years. The preparation and characterization of CNC …

Polysaccharide nanocrystals as fillers for PLA based nanocomposites

R Scaffaro, L Botta, F Lopresti, A Maio, F Sutera - Cellulose, 2017 - Springer
The development of green nanocomposites based on biopolymers and bio-based
nanofillers has attracted over the recent years the attention of academic and industrial …

New insights into plant cell walls by vibrational microspectroscopy

N Gierlinger - Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Vibrational spectroscopy provides non-destructively the molecular fingerprint of plant cells in
the native state. In combination with microscopy, the chemical composition can be followed …