Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, found in trees, waste from agricultural
crops and other biomass. The fibres that comprise cellulose can be broken down into …

Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

With the increase of environmental pollution and depletion of fossil fuel resources, the
utilization of renewable biomass resources for developing functional materials or fine …

How do trees support their upright massive bodies? The support comes from the incredibly
strong and stiff, and highly crystalline nanoscale fibrils of extended cellulose chains, called …

The past decades have witnessed the rapidly growing interest in polymer films as the most
commonly used packaging material due to their lightweight, versatility, low cost, and ease of …

With the arising of global climate change and resource shortage, in recent years, increased
attention has been paid to environmentally friendly materials. Trees are sustainable and …

Cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) are of increasing interest due to their appealing inherent
properties such as bio-degradability, high surface area, light weight, chirality and the ability …

Applications of cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) have attracted increasing attention in recent
years. One conceivable path lies in their commercial applications for packaging, in which …

There is an emerging quest for lightweight materials with excellent mechanical properties
and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form …