Chitin is the structural material of crustaceans, insects, and fungi, and is the second most
abundant biopolymer after cellulose on earth. Chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin …

Recent years have witnessed great developments in biobased polymer packaging films for
the serious environmental problems caused by the petroleum-based nonbiodegradable …

Nanocellulose has generated a great deal of interest as a source of nanometer-sized
reinforcement, because of its good mechanical properties. In the last few years …

The development of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-based composites and materials has
attracted significant interest in recent decades because they show unique and potentially …

This review article was prompted by a remarkable growth in the number of scientific
publications dealing with the use of nanocellulose (especially nanofibrillated cellulose …

Nanocelluloses, including nanocrystalline cellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose and bacterial
cellulose nanofibers, have become fascinating building blocks for the design of new …

The review aims at reporting on recent developments in nanocellulose-based materials and
their applications in packaging with special focus on oxygen and water vapor barrier …

Plastic pollution concerns have catalyzed research into green materials with the specific
goal of accessing new bio-derived and bio-degradable polymers with improved property …

This review provides a critical assessment of the use of cellulosic materials for reinforcement
in polymer composites. The review focuses on structure–property interrelationships and the …

Nanocellulose has potential applications across several industrial sectors and allows the
development of innovative materials, as well as the enhancement of conventional materials …