Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Recent advances in cellulose nanocrystals-based sensors: a review

S Singh, S Bhardwaj, P Tiwari, K Dev, K Ghosh… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) continue to pique the interest of researchers for sustainable
development. These biopolymeric assemblies are significant because of their outstanding …

Cellulose nanocrystals chiral nematic coating with reversible multiple-stimuli-responsive coloration

K Feng, G Wei, Y Liu, Y Wu, F Zhou - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to their unique chiral nematic structure and special optical property, cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) have drawn enormous attention. However, the inherent brittleness and …

Constructing a cellulose based chiral liquid crystal film with high flexibility, water resistance, and optical property

H Bai, S Hu, H Zhu, S Zhang, W Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) derived from cellulose can form a liquid crystal film with bright
structural color by evaporative-induced self-assembly (EISA). As a new class of photonic …

Chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystal composites: An organized review

KJ De France - The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are commercially available materials derived from cellulose,
the most abundant biopolymer on our planet. Due largely to their high strength, high surface …

Dual-mode Janus Structural-Color films toward an integrated sensing device with synergistic optical and electrical outputs

ZL Wang, ZP Deng, F Wang, XL Wang, YZ Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Real-time sensing technologies have shown significant importance for environmental
management, chemical monitoring, and industrial production. Current chemical sensors with …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical Behavior of β-Cyclodextrin-Ni-MOF-74/Reduced Graphene Oxide Sensors for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Rutin

L Zhang, M Zhang, P Yang, Y Zhang, J Fei, Y Xie - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rutin, as a biological flavonoid glycoside, has very important medicinal value. The accurate
and rapid detection of rutin is of great significance. Herein, an ultrasensitive electrochemical …

Cross-Linked Cellulose Nanocrystal Membranes with Cholesteric Assembly

BC İçten, E Bukusoglu, PZ Çulfaz-Emecen - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Forming membranes by tangential flow deposition of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)
suspensions is an attractive new approach to bottom-up membrane fabrication, providing …

Recent advances in structural color materials based on flexible cellulose nanocrystals

R Venkatesan, T Dhilipkumar, AG Al-Sehemi… - Cellulose, 2024 - Springer
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are nanoscale renewable resources derived from
lignocellulosic materials. They are known for their good optical permeability and self …