Biopolymer nanofibrils: Structure, modeling, preparation, and applications

S Ling, W Chen, Y Fan, K Zheng, K **, H Yu… - Progress in polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Recent advances in chitin based materials constructed via physical methods

B Duan, Y Huang, A Lu, L Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitin derived from the seafood wastes such as waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells is
abundant and renewable, and will become one of the most important chemical raw …

Nano-chitin: Preparation strategies and food biopolymer film reinforcement and applications

J Liao, Y Zhou, B Hou, J Zhang, H Huang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Current trends in food packaging systems are toward biodegradable polymer materials,
especially the food biopolymer films made from polysaccharides and proteins, but they are …

[HTML][HTML] Absorbable hemostatic hydrogels comprising composites of sacrificial templates and honeycomb-like nanofibrous mats of chitosan

EE Leonhardt, N Kang, MA Hamad, KL Wooley… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The development of hemostatic technologies that suit a diverse range of emergency
scenarios is a critical initiative, and there is an increasing interest in the development of …

Emerging chitin and chitosan nanofibrous materials for biomedical applications

F Ding, H Deng, Y Du, X Shi, Q Wang - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past several decades, we have witnessed significant progress in chitosan and
chitin based nanostructured materials. The nanofibers from chitin and chitosan with …

[PDF][PDF] Chitin nanofiber transparent paper for flexible green electronics

J **, D Lee, HG Im, YC Han, EG Jeong, M Rolandi… - Advanced …, 2016 - sol-gel.net
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201600336 are cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and chitin nanofibers
(ChNF). Not surprisingly, the vast majority of research is concerned with CNF because of its …

Humidity and multiscale structure govern mechanical properties and deformation modes in films of native cellulose nanofibrils

AJ Benítez, J Torres-Rendon, M Poutanen… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanopapers formed by stiff and strong native cellulose nanofibrils are emerging as
mechanically robust and sustainable materials to replace high-performance plastics or as …

Nanochitin: An update review on advances in preparation methods and food applications

S Ngasotter, L Sampath, KAM Xavier - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitin is an abundantly available polysaccharide and is the primary structural component of
crustacean shells. Nanochitin can be made by extracting chitin from crustacean shell waste …

Nanofibrillated polymer systems: Design, application, and current state of the art

A Anstey, E Chang, ES Kim, A Rizvi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of fibrous materials can be traced back throughout human history.
Widespread adoption of polymers in the 20th century has rapidly driven the development of …

Highly biocompatible nanofibrous microspheres self‐assembled from chitin in NaOH/urea aqueous solution as cell carriers

B Duan, X Zheng, Z **a, X Fan, L Guo, J Liu… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, chitin microspheres (NCM) having a nanofibrous architecture were constructed
using a “bottom‐up” fabrication pathway. The chitin chains rapidly self‐assembled into …