Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach

S Zhu, SK Biswas, Z Qiu, Y Yue, Q Fu, F Jiang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

“Bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies toward strong cellulose-based materials

Q Qin, S Zeng, G Duan, Y Liu, X Han, R Yu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer on Earth, has long captured researchers'
attention due to its high strength and modulus. Nevertheless, transferring its exceptional …

Wood xerogel for fabrication of high-performance transparent wood

S Wang, L Li, L Zha, S Koskela, LA Berglund… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optically transparent wood has been fabricated by structure-retaining delignification of wood
and subsequent infiltration of thermo-or photocurable polymer resins but still limited by the …

An overview of regenerable wood-based composites: preparation and applications for flame retardancy, enhanced mechanical properties, biomimicry, and …

M Lian, Y Huang, Y Liu, D Jiang, Z Wu, B Li… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and demand for smart homes
and high-performance composites, how to reduce the cost and improve their mechanical …

Hierarchically porous wood aerogel/polypyrrole (PPy) composite thick electrode for supercapacitor

W He, H Qiang, S Liang, F Guo, R Wang, J Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, nanocellulose-based electrode materials have garnered considerable attention in
the field of energy storage owing to their high specific surface area, biodegradability and …

Recent advances in wood-based electrode materials for supercapacitors

S Wei, C Wan, Y Wu - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last few years, renewable, inexpensive, biocompatible, and biodegradable wood and
lignocellulose materials have triggered considerable research interest for application in …

Advances in high‐temperature operatable triboelectric nanogenerator

R Cao, Y Liu, H Li, Z Shen, F Li, X Jia, C Chen, R Liu… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) offers a novel approach to harness mechanical
energy continuously and sustainably. It has emerged as a leading technology for converting …

Engineered wood: sustainable technologies and applications

S He, X Zhao, EQ Wang, GS Chen… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Natural wood has been used for construction, fuel, and furniture for thousands of years
because of its versatility, renewability, and aesthetic appeal. However, new opportunities for …

Fabrication of environmentally, high-strength, fire-retardant biocomposites from small-diameter wood lignin in situ reinforced cellulose matrix

Y Yang, L Zhang, JJ Zhang, Y Ren, HF Huo… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
An efficient way to alleviate the pollution imposed by petroleum-based supplies like
synthetic fibres and plastics is to prepare biocomposites from recyclable forestry waste with …

Plant‐based structures as an opportunity to engineer optical functions in next‐generation light management

JJ Kaschuk, Y Al Haj, OJ Rojas, K Miettunen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses the reconstruction of structural plant components (cellulose, lignin,
and hemicelluloses) into materials displaying advanced optical properties. The strategies to …