Chemistry, structures, and advanced applications of nanocomposites from biorenewable resources

B Ates, S Koytepe, A Ulu, C Gurses… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Researchers have recently focused on the advancement of new materials from
biorenewable and sustainable sources because of great concerns about the environment …

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 …

Graphene‐based nanocomposites for energy storage

L Ji, P Meduri, V Agubra, X **ao… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first report of using micromechanical cleavage method to produce graphene
sheets in 2004, graphene/graphene‐based nanocomposites have attracted wide attention …

When biomolecules meet graphene: from molecular level interactions to material design and applications

D Li, W Zhang, X Yu, Z Wang, Z Su, G Wei - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene-based materials have attracted increasing attention due to their atomically-thick
two-dimensional structures, high conductivity, excellent mechanical properties, and large …

Bio‐nanotechnology in high‐performance supercapacitors

Y Zhang, X Liu, S Wang, L Li… - Advanced energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The use of bio‐nanotechnology for the fabrication of diverse functional nanomaterials with
precisely controlled morphologies and microstructures is attracting considerable attention …

Robust silk fibroin/graphene oxide aerogel fiber for radiative heating textiles

Z Wang, H Yang, Y Li, X Zheng - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers with ultrahigh porosity and ultralow density are promising candidates for
personal thermal management to reduce the energy waste of heating an entire room, and …

Biomass-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbons with tailored hierarchical porosity and high specific surface area for high energy and power density supercapacitors

J Sun, J Niu, M Liu, J Ji, M Dou, F Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Porous carbon materials with hierarchical structures attract intense interest for the
development of high-performance supercapacitors. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and …

Design, Fabrication, and Function of Silk‐Based Nanomaterials

Y Wang, J Guo, L Zhou, C Ye… - Advanced functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Animal silks, consisting of pure protein components, offer an extraordinary combination of
strength, elongation, and toughness, exceeding most engineered materials. The secret to …

Silk-based electrochemical sensor for the detection of glucose in sweat

Q Chen, Y Liu, K Gu, J Yao, Z Shao, X Chen - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of reliable glucose sensors for noninvasive monitoring is highly desirable
and essential for diabetes detection. As a testing sample, sweat is voluminous and is easy to …

Nitrogen-doped porous carbon with an ultrahigh specific surface area for superior performance supercapacitors

C Long, J Zhuang, Y **ao, M Zheng, H Hu… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
Owing to its abundant nitrogen content, silk cocoon is a promising precursor for the
synthesis of Nitrogen-doped porous carbon (N-PC). Using a simple staged KOH activation …