Develo** fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material

T Li, C Chen, AH Brozena, JY Zhu, L Xu, C Driemeier… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, found in trees, waste from agricultural
crops and other biomass. The fibres that comprise cellulose can be broken down into …

Materials design by synthetic biology

TC Tang, B An, Y Huang, S Vasikaran, Y Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

Advanced and versatile lignin-derived biodegradable composite film materials toward a sustainable world

HM Wang, TQ Yuan, GY Song, RC Sun - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive use of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in
severe environmental pollution and ecological problems, which has stimulated the …

A sustainable strategy to transform cotton waste into renewable cellulose fiber self-reinforcing composite paper

C Wang, J Su, T Liu, S Ge, RK Liew, H Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over 100 million tons of cotton waste are produced annually, representing 35–40% of global
textile waste. However, less than 30% of cotton waste is recycled annually. In particular, the …

In situ wood delignification toward sustainable applications

J Li, C Chen, JY Zhu, AJ Ragauskas… - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus As one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials on Earth, recently
wood has attracted tremendous attention from scientists and engineers due to its …

Intelligent designs from nature: biomimetic applications in wood technology

Y Chen, B Dang, C Wang, Y Wang, Y Yang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological systems, adapted through millions of years of evolution with various functional
trade-offs, have emerged as a crucial source of inspiration for the design of advanced …

Insights into hierarchical structure–property–application relationships of advanced bacterial cellulose materials

Z Wu, S Chen, J Li, B Wang, M **… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an environmentally friendly biomaterial that is widely investigated
because it possesses a unique hierarchical nanofiber network structure as well as …

A MXene‐Based Light‐Driven Actuator and Motor with Self‐Sustained Oscillation for Versatile Applications

J Liu, L Xu, Q Ji, L Chang, Y Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Phototropism and self‐oscillation are both self‐regulating intelligent movements of
biological organisms. However, realizing these intelligent movements in one same artificial …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Lignin‐based materials for additive manufacturing: chemistry, processing, structures, properties, and applications

B Jiang, H Jiao, X Guo, G Chen, J Guo, W Wu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of lignin, the most abundant aromatic biomass component, is at the forefront
of sustainable engineering, energy, and environment research, where its abundance and …