Cellulose: a review of water interactions, applications in composites, and water treatment

A Etale, AJ Onyianta, SR Turner, SJ Eichhorn - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose is known to interact well with water, but is insoluble in it. Many polysaccharides
such as cellulose are known to have significant hydrogen bond networks joining the …

Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Self-healable, solvent response cellulose nanocrystal/waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites with encryption capability

R Xue, H Zhao, ZW An, W Wu, Y Jiang, P Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-based chiral nematic structure is widely used in stimulus
response and sensing. A popular area of research is enhancing the mechanical …

Current international research into cellulose as a functional nanomaterial for advanced applications

SJ Eichhorn, A Etale, J Wang, LA Berglund, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper provides a recent overview of current international research that is being
conducted into the functional properties of cellulose as a nanomaterial. A particular …

Multi‐Modal Melt‐Processing of Birefringent Cellulosic Materials for Eco‐Friendly Anti‐Counterfeiting

X Li, X Qiu, X Yang, P Zhou, Q Guo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitous anti‐counterfeiting materials with a rapidly rising annual consumption (over 1010
m2) can pose a serious environmental burden. Biobased cellulosic materials with …

Fluorescent cellulose-based materials for information encryption and anti-counterfeiting

Z Quan, Q Zhang, H Li, S Sun, Y Xu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of anti-counterfeiting and information encryption (AcIE) technology has an
essential effect on reducing economic losses and ensuring public safety. Cellulose-based …

Structural materials with afterglow room temperature phosphorescence activated by lignin oxidation

K Wan, B Tian, Y Zhai, Y Liu, H Wang, S Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable afterglow room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials, especially
afterglow RTP structural materials, are crucial but remain difficult to achieve. Here, an …

Resonant‐cavity‐enhanced electrochromic materials and devices

J Chen, G Song, S Cong, Z Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid advances in optoelectronics, electrochromic materials and devices have received
tremendous attentions from both industry and academia for their strong potentials in …

A bionic interface to suppress the coffee‐ring effect for reliable and flexible perovskite modules with a near‐90% yield rate

B Fan, J **ong, Y Zhang, C Gong, F Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The inhomogeneity, poor interfacial contact, and pinholes caused by the coffee‐ring effect
severely affect the printing reliability of flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein …

The colloidal properties of nanocellulose

T Benselfelt, N Kummer, M Nordenström… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocelluloses are anisotropic nanoparticles of semicrystalline assemblies of glucan
polymers. They have great potential as renewable building blocks in the materials platform …