Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

D Xia, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

Recent progress in natural biopolymers conductive hydrogels for flexible wearable sensors and energy devices: materials, structures, and performance

C Cui, Q Fu, L Meng, S Hao, R Dai… - ACS applied bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Natural biopolymer-based conductive hydrogels, which combine inherent renewable,
nontoxic features, biocompatibility and biodegradability of biopolymers, and excellent …

Recent advances in self-healing polyurethane based on dynamic covalent bonds combined with other self-healing methods

ZW An, R Xue, K Ye, H Zhao, Y Liu, P Li, ZM Chen… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet more application requirements, improving mechanical properties and self-healing
efficiency has become the focus of current research on self-healing PU. The competitive …

Advanced materials through assembly of nanocelluloses

E Kontturi, P Laaksonen, MB Linder… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is an emerging quest for lightweight materials with excellent mechanical properties
and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form …

High-strength, self-adhesive, and strain-sensitive chitosan/poly (acrylic acid) double-network nanocomposite hydrogels fabricated by salt-soaking strategy for flexible …

C Cui, C Shao, L Meng, J Yang - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As a promising functional material, hydrogels have attracted extensive attention, especially
in flexible wearable sensor fields, but it remains a great challenge to facilely integrate …

Biopolymer nanofibrils: Structure, modeling, preparation, and applications

S Ling, W Chen, Y Fan, K Zheng, K Jin, H Yu… - Progress in polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Reconstruction of cellulose intermolecular interactions from hydrogen bonds to dynamic covalent networks enables a thermo-processable cellulosic plastic with …

Z Su, L Yu, L Cui, G Zhou, X Zhang, X Qiu, C Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Its excellent renewability and biodegradability make cellulose an attractive resource to
prepare fossil-based plastic alternatives. However, cellulose itself exhibits strong …

Developing high-performance cellulose-based wood adhesive with a cross-linked network

S Liu, G Du, H Yang, H Su, X Ran, J Li… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Green, environment friendly, and sustainable biomass-based adhesive has been
considered as an optimum alternative of petroleum-derived adhesive, yet poor water …

Uncovering the circular polarization potential of chiral photonic cellulose films for photonic applications

H Zheng, W Li, W Li, X Wang, Z Tang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Circularly polarized light (CPL) is central to photonic technologies. A key challenge lies in
developing a general route for generation of CPL with tailored chiroptical activity using low …

Preparation of degradable, biocompatible, conductive and multifunctional chitosan/thiol-functionalized graphene nanocomposite hydrogel via click chemistry for …

N Salimiyan, M Gholami, R Sedghi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
As an auspicious multifunctional material, hydrogels have engendered a huge surge of
interest worldwide because of their undeniable applications, particularly in wearable sensor …