Advanced Polymer Materials for Protecting Lithium Metal Anodes of Liquid‐State and Solid‐State Lithium Batteries

Z Li, Y Zheng, C Liao, S Duan, X Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are considered as one type of the most promising next‐
generation energy storage devices with high‐energy‐density, and stabilizing the lithium …

Electrostatic-driven self-assembled chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs)/MXene films for triboelectric nanogenerator

Y He, L Zhao, X Guo, X Yang, B Luo, M Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of smart wearable electronics, self-powered devices are
urgently needed to overcome the limitations of conventional power sources. The single …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the potential of post-consumer garments as a source of nanocellulose

MX Ruiz-Caldas, V Apostolopoulou-Kalkavoura… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Discarded garments contribute to an environmental crisis worldwide, prompting the
development of new strategies for recycling and upcycling. In this work, we present the …

Nature‐Inspired Helicoidal Nanocellulose‐Based Multi‐Compartment Assemblies with Tunable Chiroptical Properties

R Mujica, A Augustine, M Pauly, Y Battie… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose‐based nanocomposites are highly appealing for the development of next‐
generation sustainable functional materials. Although many advances have been made in …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose Nanocrystal Allomorphs: Morphology, Self-Assembly, and Polymer End-Tethering toward Chiral Metamaterials

JO Zoppe - Accounts of materials research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Since the early observations of plane polarized light rotation by tartaric acid by Jean-
Baptiste Biot 1 and Louis Pasteur's later discovery of tartrate enantiomers in 1848, 2 the …

Interfacial Engineering of Soft Matter Substrates by Solid-State Polymer Adsorption

W Xu, O Werzer, P Spiliopoulos, K Mihhels… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymer coating to substrates alters surface chemistry and imparts bulk material
functionalities with a minute thickness, even in nanoscale. Specific surface modification of a …

Surface Engineering toward Self-Cleaning and Color-Fastness Photonic Textiles

C Wang, ZH Liang, F Song, XL Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Structural coloration using photonic crystals (PCs) has emerged as a significant approach in
the textile industry due to their environmental contributions. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) …

Structural, Optical, and Mechanical Insights into Cellulose Nanocrystal Chiral Nematic Film Engineering by Two Assembly Techniques

J Li, C Lu, C Ye, R Xiong - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Iridescent cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films with chiral nematic nanostructures exhibit great
potential in optical devices, sensors, painting, and anticounterfeiting applications. CNCs can …

Modulation of Tannic Acid on the Cholesteric Structure of Cellulose Nanocrystals

H Jie, K Feng, M Lu, Z Jin - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The chiral nematic phase structure, formed by the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals
(CNCs) in an aqueous suspension and maintained in a solid film, shows great potential for …