Nanochitin: chemistry, structure, assembly, and applications

L Bai, L Liu, M Esquivel, BL Tardy, S Huan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …

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 …

Recent advances of stimuli-responsive polysaccharide hydrogels in delivery systems: A review

Y Zhang, L Dong, L Liu, Z Wu, D Pan… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels obtained from natural polymers have received widespread attention for their
excellent biocompatible property, nontoxicity, easy gelation, and functionalization …

Surface modifications of nanocellulose: From synthesis to high-performance nanocomposites

M Ghasemlou, F Daver, EP Ivanova, Y Habibi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose is at the cutting edge of current research owing to its highly useful features,
such as abundance and renewability of its source, biocompatibility, nanoscale dimension …

Spherical lignin particles: a review on their sustainability and applications

M Österberg, MH Sipponen, BD Mattos, OJ Rojas - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an increased interest in renewable carbon as a source of materials, where lignin is
expected to play a prominent role. This stems, partially, from new regulations aiming to …

Multifunctional lignin-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids

E Lizundia, MH Sipponen, LG Greca, M Balakshin… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance
sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin …

Correlation between interfacial layer properties and physical stability of food emulsions: Current trends, challenges, strategies, and further perspectives

Z Cai, Y Wei, A Shi, J Zhong, P Rao, Q Wang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems that tend to separate into two
immiscible phases over time. The interfacial layer formed by the emulsifiers adsorbed at the …

Oil-in-water Pickering emulsions via microfluidization with cellulose nanocrystals: 1. Formation and stability

L Bai, S Lv, W **ang, S Huan, DJ McClements… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oil-in-water Pickering emulsions were successfully prepared via high-energy
microfluidization using cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) as interfacial stabilizers. The influence …

Recent advances in improving stability of food emulsion by plant polysaccharides

P Shao, J Feng, P Sun, N **ang, B Lu, D Qiu - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Emulsion is considered to be an excellent system for delivering nutraceuticals, but instability
limits the application of the emulsion. Adding stabilizers is an effective method to improve …

Recent advances on cellulose nanocrystals for Pickering emulsions: Development and challenge

H Dai, J Wu, H Zhang, Y Chen, L Ma, H Huang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pickering emulsions stabilized by solid particles have captured a growing
interest recently due to their outstanding stability. Among various solid stabilizers, cellulose …