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 …

This article recounts, from my perspective of four decades in this field, evolving paradigms of
primary cell wall structure and the mechanism of surface enlargement of growing cell walls …

Although advances in wireless technologies such as miniature and wearable electronics
have improved the quality of our lives, the ubiquitous use of electronics comes at the …

Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

The plant cell wall is composed of multiple biopolymers, representing one of the most
complex structural networks in nature. Hundreds of genes are involved in building such a …

In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

Synthetic polymers, commonly referred to as plastics, are anthropogenic contaminants that
adversely affect the natural ecosystems. The continuous disposal of long lifespan plastics …

Plant cells build nanofibrillar walls that are central to plant growth, morphogenesis and
mechanics. Starting from simple sugars, three groups of polysaccharides, namely, cellulose …

MXenes have received increasing attention owing to their unique layered structure,
excellent electrical conductivity, and abundant terminal groups. Increasingly pioneering …