Nature has been producing cellulose since long before man walked the surface of the earth.
Millions of years of natural design and testing have resulted in cellulose‐based structures …

Multifunctional materials and devices with captivating properties can be assembled from
cellulose and cellulose-based composite materials combining functionality with structural …

The spirally arranged stems of the spikemoss Selaginella lepidophylla, an ancient
resurrection plant, compactly curl into a nest-ball shape upon dehydration. Due to its spiral …

This advanced textbook explores the intriguing flora and plant ecology of the Middle East,
framed by a changing desert landscape, global climate change, and the arc of human …

Variations in plant characteristics in response to habitat heterogeneity can provide valuable
insights into the mechanisms governing plant responses to environmental conditions. In this …

The search for novel stress tolerance determinants has led to increasing interest in plants
native to extreme environments–so called “extremophytes.” One successful strategy has …

Hydrogel electrolytes are widely employed in supercapacitors (SCs), but the water
evaporation in electrolytes can lead to the device failure. Therefore, develo** sustainable …

Water plays an important role in the properties of cellulose. In materials design, the water
uptake of cellulose has been traditionally seen as a drawback, since water reduces …

Abstract Context: Anastatica hierochuntica L.,(Brassicaceae) is distributed throughout
Arabian Peninsula, and elsewhere. It is locally called “Kaff-e-Maryam”. All parts of the plant …

The awned seeds of the family Geraniaceae are special seed-dispersal units. The awns can
generate periodic coiling and uncoiling movement through interaction with the diurnal …