Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), mainly including nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), have attained enormous interest due to their sustainability …

With the increasing growth of the algae industry and the development of algae biorefinery,
there is a growing need for high-value applications of algae-extracted biopolymers. The …

Naturally derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are
emerging nanomaterials that display high strength, high surface area, and tunable surface …

Biological tissues generally exhibit excellent anisotropic mechanical properties owing to
their well‐developed microstructures. Inspired by the aligned structure in muscles, a highly …

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 …

A variety of soft, hydrogel-like materials with sophisticated micro-and nanoengineered
ordered structures that offer excellent functionalities exist in nature. Conventional synthetic …

It is inherently challenging to recapitulate the precise hierarchical architectures found
throughout nature (such as in wood, antler, bone, and silk) using synthetic bottom‐up …

Natural structural materials (such as tendons and ligaments) are comprised of multiscale
hierarchical architectures, with dimensions ranging from nano‐to macroscale, which are …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a renewable nanosized raw material that is drawing a
tremendous level of attention from the materials community. These rod-shaped nanocrystals …

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