Advanced flexible materials from nanocellulose

Z Chen, Y Hu, G Shi, H Zhuo, MA Ali… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the increase of environmental pollution and depletion of fossil fuel resources, the
utilization of renewable biomass resources for developing functional materials or fine …

Printability and shape fidelity of bioinks in 3D bioprinting

A Schwab, R Levato, M D'Este, S Piluso, D Eglin… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional bioprinting uses additive manufacturing techniques for the automated
fabrication of hierarchically organized living constructs. The building blocks are often …

Synthesis and applications of anisotropic nanoparticles with precisely defined dimensions

AK Pearce, TR Wilks, MC Arno… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Shape and size play powerful roles in determining the properties of a material; controlling
these aspects with precision is therefore an important, fundamental goal of the chemical …

Cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibrils based hydrogels for biomedical applications

H Du, W Liu, M Zhang, C Si, X Zhang, B Li - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of cellulose nanomaterials from lignocellulosic biomass opens an
opportunity for the development and application of new materials in nanotechnology. Over …

Natural biodegradable polymers based nano-formulations for drug delivery: A review

A George, PA Shah, PS Shrivastav - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomedicines are now considered as the new-generation medication in the current era
mainly because of their features related to nano size. The efficacy of many drugs in their …

Regenerated cellulose nanofiber reinforced chitosan hydrogel scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

B Maharjan, J Park, VK Kaliannagounder… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural hydrogel scaffolds usually exhibit insufficient mechanical strength which remains a
major challenge in bone tissue engineering. In this study, the limitation was addressed by …

Review of hydrogels and aerogels containing nanocellulose

KJ De France, T Hoare, ED Cranston - Chemistry of Materials, 2017 - ACS Publications
Naturally derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are
emerging nanomaterials that display high strength, high surface area, and tunable surface …

Enhancing biopolymer hydrogel functionality through interpenetrating networks

AP Dhand, JH Galarraga, JA Burdick - Trends in Biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Traditional hydrogels are strong candidates for biomedical applications; however, they may
suffer from drawbacks such as weak mechanics, static properties, and an inability to fully …

An injectable and self-healing cellulose nanofiber-reinforced alginate hydrogel for bone repair

S Cui, S Zhang, S Coseri - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomedical materials are in high demand for transplantation in cases of diseased or
damaged bone tissue. Hydrogels are potential candidates for bone defect repair; however …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose-alginate hydrogels and their nanocomposites for water remediation and biomedical applications

AK Rana, VK Gupta, P Hart, VK Thakur - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last decade, both cellulose and alginate polysaccharides have been extensively
utilized for the synthesis of biocompatible hydrogels because of their alluring characteristics …