The versatile world of cellulose-based materials in healthcare: from production to applications

N Chandel, K Jain, A Jain, T Raj, AK Patel… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the most abundant natural biopolymer that can be extracted directly from plants
using various treatments (alkalis, acids, ultrasonic or enzymatic treatments) or produced by …

Cellulose-based nanomaterials advance biomedicine: a review

HN Abdelhamid, AP Mathew - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are various biomaterials, but none fulfills all requirements. Cellulose biopolymers
have advanced biomedicine to satisfy high market demand and circumvent many ecological …

Cellulose‐based biomaterials: chemistry and biomedical applications

MS Hasanin - Starch‐Stärke, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review represents a fresh survey about cellulose‐based biomaterial for biomedical
application, in which certain features that are essential to design potential biomedical …

General scenarios of cellulose and its use in the biomedical field

S Gopi, P Balakrishnan, D Chandradhara… - Materials Today …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cellulose is a naturally abundant organic polymer used by many researchers in establishing
various biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity, and …

Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications

H Seddiqi, E Oliaei, H Honarkar, J Jin, LC Geonzon… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth. It can be obtained from a vast
number of sources, eg cell walls of wood and plants, some species of bacteria, and algae …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose nanocomposites: Fabrication and biomedical applications

B Joseph, VK Sagarika, C Sabu, N Kalarikkal… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose is a linear biopolymer which is composed of nanofibrils, thus having a large
surface area. This low-cost, low-density, high-specific-surface-area, easily processable …

Cellulosic nanocomposites from natural fibers for medical applications: A review

HPS Abdul Khalil, AH Bhat, A Abu Bakar… - Handbook of Polymer …, 2015 - Springer
The nanocellulose and its composites have been covered in this chapter which is confirmed
to be a very versatile material having the wide range of medical applications, including …

Cellulose nanofibers and other biopolymers for biomedical applications. A review

J Moohan, SA Stewart, E Espinosa, A Rosal… - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers are materials synthesised or derived from natural sources, such as plants,
animals, microorganisms or any other living organism. The use of these polymers has grown …

Current trends in the production of cellulose nanoparticles and nanocomposites for biomedical applications

J Rojas, M Bedoya, Y Ciro - Cellulose-fundamental aspects and …, 2015 - books.google.com
The goal of this chapter is to review the most recent trends to produce cellulose
nanoparticles and nanocomposites with biomedical applications. These particles could be …

Medical applications of cellulose and its derivatives: present and future

KA Sindhu, R Prasanth… - Nanocellulose polymer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose is a naturally occurring material found in wood, cotton, hemp, and other plant-
based materials, and consists of repeating anhydroglucose units joined by ß-(1, 4) linkages …