Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications

H Seddiqi, E Oliaei, H Honarkar, J **, 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 …

Nonconventional luminophores: characteristics, advancements and perspectives

S Tang, T Yang, Z Zhao, T Zhu, Q Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nonconventional luminophores devoid of remarkable conjugates have attracted
considerable attention due to their unique luminescence behaviors, updated luminescence …

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 …

Production routes to tailor the performance of cellulose nanocrystals

OM Vanderfleet, ED Cranston - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bio-based, high aspect ratio nanoparticles that are
industrially produced in tonne-per-day quantities across the globe. CNCs can be used to …

Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials

EJ Foster, RJ Moon, UP Agarwal, MJ Bortner… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A new family of materials comprised of cellulose, cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), having
properties and functionalities distinct from molecular cellulose and wood pulp, is being …

Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

D Trache, MH Hussin, MKM Haafiz, VK Thakur - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals, a class of fascinating bio-based nanoscale materials, have received
a tremendous amount of interest both in industry and academia owing to its unique structural …

Rheological aspects of cellulose nanomaterials: Governing factors and emerging applications

MC Li, Q Wu, RJ Moon, MA Hubbe… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), mainly including nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), have attained enormous interest due to their sustainability …

Green silver and gold nanoparticles: Biological synthesis approaches and potentials for biomedical applications

A Rónavári, N Igaz, DI Adamecz, B Szerencsés… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The nanomaterial industry generates gigantic quantities of metal-based nanomaterials for
various technological and biomedical applications; however, concomitantly, it places a …

Cellulose nanocrystals: synthesis, functional properties, and applications

J George, SN Sabapathi - Nanotechnology, science and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cellulose nanocrystals are unique nanomaterials derived from the most abundant and
almost inexhaustible natural polymer, cellulose. These nanomaterials have received …