Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Cellulose nanocrystals in the development of biodegradable materials: A review on CNC resources, modification, and their hybridization

A Babaei-Ghazvini, B Vafakish, R Patel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating demand for sustainable materials has propelled cellulose into the spotlight
as a promising alternative to petroleum-based products. As the most abundant organic …

Production routes to tailor the performance of cellulose nanocrystals

OM Vanderfleet, ED Cranston - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bio-based, high aspect ratio nanoparticles that are
industrially produced in tonne-per-day quantities across the globe. CNCs can be used to …

Nanocellulose‐based functional materials: from chiral photonics to soft actuator and energy storage

P Lv, X Lu, L Wang, W Feng - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Nanocellulose, a versatile green platform: from biosources to materials and their applications

B Thomas, MC Raj, J Joy, A Moores, GL Drisko… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing environmental and ecological concerns due to the use of petroleum-based
chemicals and products, the synthesis of fine chemicals and functional materials from …

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 …

Polymerizable deep eutectic solvent‐based skin‐like elastomers with dynamic schemochrome and self‐healing ability

X Li, J Liu, Q Guo, X Zhang, M Tian - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Animal skin is a huge source of inspiration when it comes to multifunctional sensing
materials. Bioinspired sensors integrated with the intriguing performance of skin‐like steady …

Functional materials from nanocellulose: utilizing structure–property relationships in bottom‐up fabrication

K De France, Z Zeng, T Wu, G Nyström - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Bioinspired multi‐stimuli responsive actuators with synergistic color‐and morphing‐change abilities

X Li, J Liu, D Li, S Huang, K Huang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of complex perception, defense, and camouflage mechanisms is a pivotal
instinctive ability that equips organisms with survival advantages. The simulations of such …