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-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Nanofibrillar materials, such as cellulose, chitin and silk, are highly ordered architectures,
formed through the self-assembly of repetitive building blocks into higher-order structures …

Animals can modify their body shape and/or color for protection, camouflage and
communication. This adaptability has inspired fabrication of actuators with structural color …

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 …

Highlights•Current directions in nanocellulose research.•Photonics.•Films and
foams.•Surface functionalization.•Nanocomposites.•Medicine.Nanocellulose is of increasing …

Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Replacing the widespread use of petroleum-derived non-biodegradable materials with
green and sustainable materials is a pressing challenge that is gaining increasing attention …

Biosystems, including ourselves, are very sensitive to the chirality of compounds; for
instance, monosodium L-glutamate is tasty, while its D-isomer is tasteless, and in many …