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 …

Cellulose biomaterials for tissue engineering

RJ Hickey, AE Pelling - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we highlight the importance of nanostructure of cellulose-based biomaterials
to allow cellular adhesion, the contribution of nanostructure to macroscale mechanical …

Characterization of bio-nanocomposite films based on gelatin/polyvinyl alcohol blend reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers for food packaging applications

H Haghighi, M Gullo, S La China, F Pfeifer… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers (BCNW) were synthesized from Komagataeibacter xylinus
(strain K2G30; UMCC 2756) using sulfuric acid hydrolysis and incorporated into a gelatin …

Recent developments on nanocellulose reinforced polymer nanocomposites: A review

H Kargarzadeh, M Mariano, J Huang, N Lin, I Ahmad… - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-based composites and materials has
attracted significant interest in recent decades because they show unique and potentially …

Review on nanocomposites based on aerospace applications

A Bhat, S Budholiya, S Aravind Raj… - Nanotechnology …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Advanced materials were used and are being implemented in structural, mechanical, and
high-end applications. Contemporary materials are used and being implemented in …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from plant sources for application as reinforcing agent in polymers

HM Ng, LT Sin, TT Tee, ST Bee, D Hui, CY Low… - Composites Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, the usages of plant sources-based stiff fillers as reinforcement
material in polymer composites have attracted significant interests of researchers. The …

Biomimetic approaches in bone tissue engineering: Integrating biological and physicomechanical strategies

MA Fernandez-Yague, SA Abbah, L McNamara… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of responsive biomaterials capable of demonstrating modulated function
in response to dynamic physiological and mechanical changes in vivo remains an important …

The potential of cellulose nanocrystals in tissue engineering strategies

RMA Domingues, ME Gomes, RL Reis - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a renewable nanosized raw material that is drawing a
tremendous level of attention from the materials community. These rod-shaped nanocrystals …

A review of properties of nanocellulose, its synthesis, and potential in biomedical applications

A Randhawa, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, TV Patil, DK Patel… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellulose is the most venerable and essential natural polymer on the planet and is drawing
greater attention in the form of nanocellulose, considered an innovative and influential …

Silver nanoparticles-composing alginate/gelatine hydrogel improves wound healing in vivo

FR Diniz, RCAP Maia, LRM de Andrade, LN Andrade… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer hydrogels have been suggested as dressing materials for the treatment of
cutaneous wounds and tissue revitalization. In this work, we report the development of a …