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

Piezoelectric materials and devices have drawn extensive attention for energy harvesting
due to their excellent electromechanical conversion properties. With increasing concerns …

There are various biomaterials, but none fulfills all requirements. Cellulose biopolymers
have advanced biomedicine to satisfy high market demand and circumvent many ecological …

Nanocellulose, a unique and promising natural material extracted from native cellulose, has
gained much attention for its use as biomedical material, because of its remarkable physical …

As the most abundant biopolymer on the earth, cellulose has recently gained significant
attention in the development of antibacterial biomaterials. Biodegradability, renewability …

The ever-increasing demands for materials with desirable properties led to the development
of materials that impose unfavorable influences on the environment and the ecosystem …

Cellulose nanomaterials are naturally occurring with unique structural, mechanical and
optical properties. While the paper and packaging, automotive, personal care, construction …

Nanocellulose materials have undergone rapid development in recent years as promising
biomedical materials because of their excellent physical and biological properties, in …

The food industry is increasingly demanding advanced and eco-friendly sustainable
packaging materials with improved physical, mechanical and barrier properties. The …

It remains a great challenge to develop functional aerogels with superior mechanical
robustness, durable superhydrophobicity, and excellent photothermal conversion ability for …