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 …

Nanochitin and nanochitosan: Chitin nanostructure engineering with multiscale properties for biomedical and environmental applications

S Lee, LT Hao, J Park, DX Oh… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanochitin and nanochitosan (with random‐copolymer‐based multiscale architectures of
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …

Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Silk fibroin-based biomaterials for biomedical applications: a review

TP Nguyen, QV Nguyen, VH Nguyen, TH Le… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Since it was first discovered, thousands of years ago, silkworm silk has been known to be an
abundant biopolymer with a vast range of attractive properties. The utilization of silk fibroin …

Nanocellulose: a promising nanomaterial for advanced electrochemical energy storage

W Chen, H Yu, SY Lee, T Wei, J Li, Z Fan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocellulose has emerged as a sustainable and promising nanomaterial owing to its
unique structures, superb properties, and natural abundance. Here, we present a …

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 …

Biopolymer nanofibrils: Structure, modeling, preparation, and applications

S Ling, W Chen, Y Fan, K Zheng, K **, H Yu… - Progress in polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Transparent and antimicrobial cellulose film from ginger nanofiber

H Abral, J Ariksa, M Mahardika, D Handayani… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
As demand on the safety and quality of the product in food packaging is increased,
nanocellulose based transparent paper with resistance against microbial activity becomes …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinspired silk fibroin materials: From silk building blocks extraction and reconstruction to advanced biomedical applications

X Yao, S Zou, S Fan, Q Niu, Y Zhang - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin has become a promising biomaterial owing to its remarkable mechanical
property, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and sufficient supply. However, it is difficult to …