Surface and interface engineering for nanocellulosic advanced materials

X Yang, SK Biswas, J Han, S Tanpichai… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
How do trees support their upright massive bodies? The support comes from the incredibly
strong and stiff, and highly crystalline nanoscale fibrils of extended cellulose chains, called …

Recent advances in cellulose-based flexible triboelectric nanogenerators

Z Niu, W Cheng, M Cao, D Wang, Q Wang, J Han… - Nano Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The combination of the functional materials developed by natural polymer cellulose and the
triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) gives birth to the cellulose-based TENGs. The advent …

Tunable “soft and stiff”, self-healing, recyclable, thermadapt shape memory biomass polymers based on multiple hydrogen bonds and dynamic imine bonds

F Song, Z Li, P Jia, M Zhang, C Bo, G Feng… - Journal of Materials …, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of multifunctional polymer materials from natural renewable resources via a
simple method meets ever-expanding practical applications and matches sustainable …

An advanced solid polymer electrolyte composed of poly (propylene carbonate) and mesoporous silica nanoparticles for use in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries

PN Didwal, YN Singhbabu, R Verma, BJ Sung… - Energy Storage …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Composite solid polymer electrolytes (CSPEs) are promising candidates for replacing
potentially hazardous organic liquid electrolytes used in Li ion batteries (LIBs). CSPEs are …

One-pot assembly of microfibrillated cellulose reinforced PVA–borax hydrogels with self-healing and pH-responsive properties

B Lu, F Lin, X Jiang, J Cheng, Q Lu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
A facile, environmentally benign approach has been developed for the preparation of
dynamic, multiresponsive, and self-healing hydrogels from inexpensive bamboo pulp, poly …

Design of novel self-healing thermoplastic vulcanizates utilizing thermal/magnetic/light-triggered shape memory effects

J Huang, L Cao, D Yuan, Y Chen - ACS applied materials & …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
We designed novel self-healing thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), achieving excellent
thermal/magnetic/light-triggered shape memory assisted self-healing behavior. Damage on …

Repeated intrinsic self-healing of wider cracks in polymer via dynamic reversible covalent bonding molecularly combined with a two-way shape memory effect

LF Fan, MZ Rong, MQ Zhang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
To enable repeated intrinsic self-healing of wider cracks in polymers, a proof-of-concept
approach is verified in the present work. It operates through two-way shape memory effect …

Research progress in bio-based self-healing materials

M Zhu, J Liu, L Gan, M Long - European Polymer Journal, 2020‏ - Elsevier
With the fossil resource exhausting and oil price rising, the development of substitutes for
petroleum-based polymers with bio-based polymers is becoming important. This review …

Emerging NiO–rGO nanohybrids for antibiotic pollutant degradation under visible-light irradiation

SA Ansari, N Parveen, GM Alsulaim, AA Ansari… - Surfaces and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The continuous increase in the discharge of unregulated chemical waste from various
industries has prompted the need to remove organic pollutants. Photocatalysts have …