Nanocellulose: recent fundamental advances and emerging biological and biomimicking applications

K Heise, E Kontturi, Y Allahverdiyeva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

Nanocellulose‐based functional materials: from chiral photonics to soft actuator and energy storage

P Lv, X Lu, L Wang, W Feng - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Preparation of amine-functionalized lignins for the selective adsorption of Methylene blue and Congo red

JW Heo, L An, J Chen, JH Bae, YS Kim - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on low-cost bio-adsorbents for the removal of harmful substances from effluents
has recently attracted significant attention. In this study, three types of amino-silane-modified …

Fiber‐based biopolymer processing as a route toward sustainability

C Li, J Wu, H Shi, Z **a, JK Sahoo, J Yeo… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Some of the most abundant biomass on earth is sequestered in fibrous biopolymers like
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …

An injectable and self-healing cellulose nanofiber-reinforced alginate hydrogel for bone repair

S Cui, S Zhang, S Coseri - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomedical materials are in high demand for transplantation in cases of diseased or
damaged bone tissue. Hydrogels are potential candidates for bone defect repair; however …

Plant nanomaterials and inspiration from nature: water interactions and hierarchically structured hydrogels

R Ajdary, BL Tardy, BD Mattos, L Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the area of plant‐based hydrogels are introduced, especially those
derived from wood as a widely available, multiscale, and hierarchical source of …

[HTML][HTML] Porous nanocellulose gels and foams: Breakthrough status in the development of scaffolds for tissue engineering

FV Ferreira, CG Otoni, J Kevin, HS Barud, LMF Lona… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
We report on the latest scientific advances related to the use of porous foams and gels
prepared with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and nanocrystals (CNC) as well as bacterial …

Advances in sustainable polymeric materials from lignocellulosic biomass

S Sugiarto, RR Pong, YC Tan, Y Leow… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic material (LCMs) is a renewable, recyclable and most abundant material with
ease of access around the globe, which makes it versatile for replacing fossil-based plastics …

[HTML][HTML] Gold nanoparticles-loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone/ethylcellulose coaxial electrospun nanofibers with enhanced osteogenic capability for bone tissue …

C Huang, J Dong, Y Zhang, S Chai, X Wang, S Kang… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomaterial-based scaffolds fabricated by electrospinning technique are promising platforms
for bone tissue engineering. However, the current scaffolds have some limitations in terms of …

A review of bioactive glass/natural polymer composites: State of the art

R Sergi, D Bellucci, V Cannillo - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Collagen, gelatin, silk fibroin, hyaluronic acid, chitosan, alginate, and cellulose are
biocompatible and non-cytotoxic, being attractive natural polymers for medical devices for …