The critical roles of water in the processing, structure, and properties of nanocellulose

S Jing, L Wu, AP Siciliano, C Chen, T Li, L Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cellulose industry depends heavily on water owing to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose
fibrils and its potential for sustainable and innovative production methods. The emergence of …

Microfluidic‐Assembled Covalent Organic Frameworks@Ti3C2Tx MXene Vertical Fibers for High‐Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors

X Zhu, Y Zhang, Z Man, W Lu, W Chen, J Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The delicate design of innovative and sophisticated fibers with vertical porous skeleton and
eminent electrochemical activity to generate directional ionic pathways and good faradic …

Cellulose Ionic Gel and Its Sustainable Thermoelectric Devices–Design, Applications and Prospects

Q Long, G Jiang, J Zhou, D Zhao, P Jia, S Nie - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials, which can convert thermal behaviors into electrical properties, are
widely used in thermoelectric power generation, friendly refrigeration, and wearable …

Bottom‐Up Magnesium Deposition Induced by Paper‐Based Triple‐Gradient Scaffolds toward Flexible Magnesium Metal Batteries

J Bi, Y Liu, Z Du, K Wang, W Guan, H Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of advanced magnesium metal batteries (MMBs) has been hindered by
longstanding challenges, such as the inability to induce uniform magnesium (Mg) nucleation …

Nanocellulose-mediated bilayer hydrogel actuators with thermo-responsive, shape memory and self-sensing performances

Y Ma, Y Lu, Y Yue, S He, S Jiang, C Mei, X Xu… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inspired by creatures, abundant stimulus-responsive hydrogel actuators with diverse
functionalities have been manufactured for applications in soft robotics. However …

Lignocellulose-based optical biofilter with high near-infrared transmittance via lignin capturing–fusing approach

S Yu, Y Zhou, M Gan, L Chen, Y Xie, Y Zhong, Q Feng… - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Near-infrared (NIR) transparent optical filters show great promise in night vision and
receiving windows. However, NIR optical filters are generally prepared by laborious …

Cellulose-based conductive materials for energy and sensing applications

DC Wang, SN Lei, S Zhong, X Xiao, QH Guo - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cellulose-based conductive materials (CCMs) have emerged as a promising class of
materials with various applications in energy and sensing. This review provides a …

Mechanically robust and multifunctional ionogels based on cellulose and polymerizable 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/acrylamide deep eutectic solvent

N Li, Y Qiu, J Ma, L Qiu, W Sun, J Li, Z Han… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionogels have gained extensive research interest in various advanced application
scenarios. However, it remains a big challenge to integrate multiple functions into one …

Facile dissolution of cellulose by superbase-derived ionic liquid using organic solvents as co-solvents at mild temperatures

Y Ci, Y Ma, T Chen, F Li, Y Tang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Dissolving cellulose at low temperatures is a key step in its efficient utilization as a
renewable resource to produce high-value-added platform chemicals and high-performance …

Highly strong, tough, and cryogenically adaptive hydrogel ionic conductors via coordination interactions

Z Wang, S Wang, L Zhang, H Liu, X Xu - Research, 2024 - spj.science.org
Despite the promise of high flexibility and conformability of hydrogel ionic conductors,
existing polymeric conductive hydrogels have long suffered from compromises in …