Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

Transparent multifunctional cellulose nanocrystal films prepared using trivalent metal ion exchange for food packaging

C Chen, W Sun, L Wang, M Tajvidi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To better preserve food from the interaction with oxygen, moisture, and (light) ultraviolet (UV)
radiation, typical polymer film packaging is produced as opaque or metalized sheets. There …

Cellulose microspheres enhanced polyvinyl alcohol separator for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

Y Xia, X Li, J Zhuang, Y Yuan, W Wang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Separators typically play an important role in enhancing the electrochemical performance of
lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), while the preparation of separators suffers good electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating the chiral nematic structure of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions with electrolytes

C Browne, VS Raghuwanshi, G Garnier… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The iridescent optical properties of films made of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)
are controlled by the pitch and range of the chiral nematic structures. These are further tuned …

Moisture-tunable, ionic strength-controlled piezoelectric effect in cellulose nanocrystal films

C Miao, L Reid, WY Hamad - Applied Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Portable and flexible electronics, such as wearable devices and biosensors, require
lightweight, sustainable, durable and low-cost piezoelectric materials with low toxicity. This …

Tuning the optical and thermal properties of both iridescent and colorless cellulose nanocrystal films

F D'Acierno, K Bakrani, WY Hamad… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The properties of iridescent and colorless cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films can be modified
through external stimuli. Here, the optical and thermal properties of CNC films were tuned by …

Biosorption of Cr(VI) Using Cellulose Nanocrystals Isolated from the Waterless Pulping of Waste Cotton Cloths with Supercritical CO2: Isothermal, Kinetics, and …

SH Mohamed, MS Hossain, MHM Kassim… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) was utilized as a waterless
pulping for the isolation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from waste cotton cloths (WCCs) …

Effect of ultrasonication on the size distribution and stability of cellulose nanocrystals in suspension: an asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation study

C Metzger, R Drexel, F Meier, H Briesen - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bio-based building blocks for sustainable advanced
materials with prospective applications in polymer composites, emulsions, electronics …

Tailoring the humidity response of cellulose nanocrystal-based films by specific ion effects

M Lin, VS Raghuwanshi, C Browne, GP Simon… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The optical properties and humidity response of iridescent films made of
cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) can be tailored by the …

Detection of human neutrophil elastase by fluorescent peptide sensors conjugated to TEMPO-oxidized nanofibrillated cellulose

RT Mackin, KR Fontenot, JV Edwards… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peptide–cellulose conjugates designed for use as optical protease sensors have gained
interest for point-of-care (POC) detection. Elevated serine protease levels are often found in …