Current international research into cellulose as a functional nanomaterial for advanced applications

SJ Eichhorn, A Etale, J Wang, LA Berglund, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper provides a recent overview of current international research that is being
conducted into the functional properties of cellulose as a nanomaterial. A particular …

Recent developments in cellulose nanomaterial composites

CM Clarkson, SM El Awad Azrak, ES Forti… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) are a class of materials that have recently garnered
attention in fields as varied as structural materials, biomaterials, rheology modifiers …

Heat-induced actuator fibers: starch-containing biopolyamide composites for functional textiles

H Baniasadi, Z Madani, M Mohan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study introduces the development of a thermally responsive shape-morphing fabric
using low-melting-point polyamide shape memory actuators. To facilitate the blending of …

Improved mechanical and antibacterial properties of polyvinyl alcohol composite films using quaternized cellulose nanocrystals as nanofillers

L Meng, J Li, X Fan, Y Wang, Z Xiao, H Wang… - … Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are natural, renewable, and biocompatible materials that
have been widely used as new sustainable reinforcing nanofillers in polymer composites …

Bio-based sustainable polymers and materials: From processing to biodegradation

O Okolie, A Kumar, C Edwards, LA Lawton… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the life cycle of a material, there will be either chemical or physical change due to varying
environmental factors such as biological activity, light, heat, moisture, and chemical …

A rate-dependent constitutive model predicting the double yield phenomenon, self-heating and thermal softening in semi-crystalline polymers

P Hao, V Laheri, Z Dai, FA Gilabert - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
The double yield (DY) phenomenon observed in a wide variety of semi-crystalline polymers
(SCP) adds difficulties in the material characterization. In this paper, a constitutive model …

[HTML][HTML] Direct milling: Efficient, facile, and green method for processing fibrillated cellulose/polymeric nanocomposites with boosted thermomechanical and …

A Jalaee, M Kamkar, V French, OJ Rojas… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Bringing biobased nanomaterials into polymer manufacturing is essential to enhance
polymers' properties and address the challenges posed by plastic waste. Using polymers …

[HTML][HTML] High-concentration lignin biocomposites with low-melting point biopolyamide

H Baniasadi, S Lipponen, M Asplund… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blending polymers with a high concentration of bio-based fillers is one of the solutions that
not only reduces a dependency on petroleum-based feedstocks but can also significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable composites of surface-modified cellulose with low–melting point polyamide

H Baniasadi, J Trifol, S Lipponen, J Seppälä - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study proposed a series of sustainable polyamide/cellulose composites with up
to 60% bio-based content to address environmental issues arising from using fossil-based …

Isolation of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals from spent coffee grounds via phosphoric acid hydrolysis

BA Frost, EJ Foster - Journal of Renewable Materials, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
As the world's population exponentially grows, so does the need for the production of food,
with cereal production growing annually from an estimated 1.0 billion to 2.5 billion tons …