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 …

Hydrogel-forming algae polysaccharides: From seaweed to biomedical applications

M Beaumont, R Tran, G Vera, D Niedrist… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
With the increasing growth of the algae industry and the development of algae biorefinery,
there is a growing need for high-value applications of algae-extracted biopolymers. The …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Comprehensive review on nanocellulose: Recent developments, challenges and future prospects

P Thomas, T Duolikun, NP Rumjit, S Moosavi… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose constitutes most of a plant's cell wall, and it is the most abundant renewable
polymer source on our planet. Given the hierarchical structure of cellulose, nanocellulose …

Nanocellulose: a review on preparation routes and applications in functional materials

Y Qi, Y Guo, AA Liza, G Yang, MH Sipponen, J Guo… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Nanocellulose has a wide range of applications in the field of functional materials, and it has
piqued the interest of researchers for some time. This is because nanocellulose inherits the …

Wood‐derived functional polymeric materials

J Wang, D Zhang, F Chu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, tremendous efforts have been dedicated to developing wood‐derived
functional polymeric materials due to their distinctive properties, including environmental …

Adsorption and assembly of cellulosic and lignin colloids at oil/water interfaces

L Bai, LG Greca, W Xiang, J Lehtonen, S Huan… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
The surface chemistry and adsorption behavior of submicrometer cellulosic and lignin
particles have drawn wide-ranging interest in the scientific community. Here, we introduce …

Redispersion of dried plant nanocellulose: A review

Y Xu, Y Xu, H Chen, M Gao, X Yue, Y Ni - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has undergone substantial development as a high value-added cellulose
product with broad applications. Dried products are advantageous to decrease …

Spatioselective surface chemistry for the production of functional and chemically anisotropic nanocellulose colloids

K Heise, T Koso, AWT King, T Nypelö… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Maximizing the benefits of nanomaterials from biomass requires unique considerations
associated with their native chemical and physical structure. Both cellulose nanofibrils and …

Algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels: extraction, synthesis, characterization, and applications

J Lin, G Jiao, A Kermanshahi-Pour - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks with great
potential in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressing, agrochemicals application …