Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

The rapid development of modern industry and excessive consumption of petroleum‐based
polymers have triggered a double crisis presenting a shortage of nonrenewable resources …

High‐strength petroleum‐based materials like plastics have been widely used in various
fields, but their nonbiodegradability has caused serious pollution problems. Cellulose, as …

The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

Low density aerogels are promising materials for oil absorption, but they typically suffer from
low compressibility and elasticity. Herein, three-dimensional (3D) highly compressible …

Nanocellulose-based porous materials have been recently considered as ideal candidates
in various applications. However, challenges on performances remain owing to the …

Improving the thermal stability and energy storage density of phase change materials
(PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems is a key task for their practical applications in …

Nanocellulose materials have emerged as a new family of nanomaterials of great interest.
That is due to their environmental advantages, including their production from renewable …

To eliminate the potential toxicity and biological incompatibility from hydrogels prepared
using synthetic polymers, researchers have paid tremendous efforts to design hydrogels …

3D carbon aerogels with high compressibility and elasticity hold great promise for
applications in piezoresistive sensors and various wearable devices. MXenes are new 2D …