Sustainable cellulose and its derivatives for promising biomedical applications

W Cheng, Y Zhu, G Jiang, K Cao, S Zeng… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel biomedical materials provide a new horizon for the diagnosis/treatment of diseases
and tissue repair. Cellulose, mainly found in trees and other biomass, is one of the most …

Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic

Q **a, C Chen, Y Yao, J Li, S He, Y Zhou, T Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Renewable and biodegradable materials derived from biomass are attractive candidates to
replace non-biodegradable petrochemical plastics. However, the mechanical performance …

Transparent and flexible electromagnetic interference shielding materials by constructing sandwich AgNW@ MXene/wood composites

M Cheng, M Ying, R Zhao, L Ji, H Li, X Liu, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials have attracted intensive attention
with the increased electromagnetic pollution, which are required to possess high …

Nanocellulose: Recent trends and applications in the food industry

AB Perumal, RB Nambiar, JA Moses… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few years, nanocellulose (NC) has gained wide attention due to its renewability,
biocompatibility, bioavailability, and different remarkable properties. Cellulose …

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 …

Solar-assisted fabrication of large-scale, patternable transparent wood

Q **a, C Chen, T Li, S He, J Gao, X Wang, L Hu - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Transparent wood is considered a promising structural and light management material for
energy-efficient engineering applications. However, the solution-based delignification …

Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

D Trache, MH Hussin, MKM Haafiz, VK Thakur - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals, a class of fascinating bio-based nanoscale materials, have received
a tremendous amount of interest both in industry and academia owing to its unique structural …

Cascade utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to high-value products

Y Liu, Y Nie, X Lu, X Zhang, H He, F Pan, L Zhou… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

Multiple hydrogen bond coordination in three-constituent deep eutectic solvents enhances lignin fractionation from biomass

Q **a, Y Liu, J Meng, W Cheng, W Chen, S Liu, Y Liu… - Green chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
As an emerging generation of green solvents, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are promising
for the pretreatment of lignocellulose and the production of biochemicals. However, not all …