Crosslinking-aided gelation was utilized to prepare hydrogels from softwood
polysaccharides, with spruce galactoglucomannans (GGM)—a group of largely unexploited …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and xyloglucan (XG) were used to construct new aerogels
inspired by the hierarchical organization of wood tissue, ie, anisotropic porous cellular solid …

Naturally derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are
emerging nanomaterials that display high strength, high surface area, and tunable surface …

During recent decades, the interest in renewable, biodegradable, non-fossil materials has
been exponentially increasing. Thus, cellulose and cellulose-derived products have been …

Global resources have to be used in responsible ways to ensure the world's future need for
advanced materials. Ecologically friendly functional materials based on biopolymers can be …

The elaboration of a low-cost and effective approach to synthesize hybrid composite
materials based on the conventional thermoplastics and natural biopolymers is a …

Aerogels were prepared through the self-assembly of cellulose nanowhiskers in a benign
manner. Preparation of these aerogels only requires sonication in water to form a hydrogel …

Development of new products and materials, especially those which are based on
renewable organic resources using innovative sustainable processes, represents an …

Biopolymer-based hydrogel beads possessing intrinsic low-toxicity, biocompatibility and
biodegradability have gained widespread utility in several applications. Among the …

Cellulose-based aerogels are reported that were generated using cellulose nanofibril (CNF)
gels in an ambient drying process. These nancellulose aerogels were inspired by the …