Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications

H Seddiqi, E Oliaei, H Honarkar, J Jin, LC Geonzon… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth. It can be obtained from a vast
number of sources, eg cell walls of wood and plants, some species of bacteria, and algae …

Biobased nanomaterials─ the role of interfacial interactions for advanced materials

M Osterberg, KA Henn, M Farooq… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review presents recent advances regarding biomass-based nanomaterials, focusing on
their surface interactions. Plant biomass-based nanoparticles, like nanocellulose and lignin …

A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability

K Dhali, M Ghasemlou, F Daver, P Cass… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Synthetic polymers, commonly referred to as plastics, are anthropogenic contaminants that
adversely affect the natural ecosystems. The continuous disposal of long lifespan plastics …

Surface and interface engineering for nanocellulosic advanced materials

X Yang, SK Biswas, J Han, S Tanpichai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Micro-and nanocellulose in polymer composite materials: A review

AAB Omran, AABA Mohammed, SM Sapuan, RA Ilyas… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The high demand for plastic and polymeric materials which keeps rising every year makes
them important industries, for which sustainability is a crucial aspect to be taken into …

Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Nanocellulose, a versatile green platform: from biosources to materials and their applications

B Thomas, MC Raj, J Joy, A Moores, GL Drisko… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing environmental and ecological concerns due to the use of petroleum-based
chemicals and products, the synthesis of fine chemicals and functional materials from …

The critical roles of water in the processing, structure, and properties of nanocellulose

S Jing, L Wu, AP Siciliano, C Chen, T Li, L Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cellulose industry depends heavily on water owing to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose
fibrils and its potential for sustainable and innovative production methods. The emergence of …

Recent advances in surface-modified cellulose nanofibrils

F Rol, MN Belgacem, A Gandini, J Bras - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of nanocellulose has garnered increased attention in the past decades and
is now the second-ranked priority of the European bioeconomy. The number of papers …

Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today's state

D Klemm, ED Cranston, D Fischer, M Gama… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They
combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new …