Recent progress on nanocellulose aerogels: preparation, modification, composite fabrication, applications

Y Chen, L Zhang, Y Yang, B Pang, W Xu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of modern industry and excessive consumption of petroleum‐based
polymers have triggered a double crisis presenting a shortage of nonrenewable resources …

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 …

Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Applications of chitin and chitosan based biomaterials for the adsorptive removal of textile dyes from water—A comprehensive review

P Sirajudheen, NC Poovathumkuzhi… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of pollutants in the water bodies deteriorate the water quality and make it unfit
for use. From an environmental perspective, it is essential to develop new technologies for …

An integrally formed janus hydrogel for robust wet‐tissue adhesive and anti‐postoperative adhesion

H Wang, X Yi, T Liu, J Liu, Q Wu, Y Ding… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Facile fabrication of asymmetrically adhesive hydrogel with robust wet tissue adhesion
simultaneously with effective anti‐postoperative adhesion still remains a great challenge. In …

Nanocellulose-based aerogels for water purification: A review

J Paul, SS Ahankari - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Water purification using thin membranes at high pressures through adsorption and size
exclusion is the widely used mechanism due to its simplicity and enhanced efficiency …

Nanocellulose-based lightweight porous materials: A review

Y Sun, Y Chu, W Wu, H **ao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has been widely concerned and applied in recent years. Because of its high
aspect ratio, large specific surface area, good modifiability, high mechanical strength …

Recent advances in TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers: Oxidation mechanism, characterization, properties and applications

Z Tang, X Lin, M Yu, AK Mondal, H Wu - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the richest renewable polymer source on the earth. TEMPO-mediated oxidized
cellulose nanofibers are deduced from enormously available wood biomass and …

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based aerogels as air filters: A review

S Sepahvand, H Kargarzadeh, M Jonoobi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, one of the world's critical environmental issues is air pollution, which is the most
important parameter threatening human health and the environment. Synthetic polymers are …

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 …