Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

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 …

Nanofibrillated cellulose surface modification: a review

K Missoum, MN Belgacem, J Bras - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Interest in nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) has increased notably over recent decades. This
bio-based nanomaterial has been used essentially in bionanocomposites or in paper thanks …

Surface modification of the cellulose nanocrystals through vinyl silane grafting

K Dhali, F Daver, P Cass, B Adhikari - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Incompatibility of nanocellulose with non-polar polymer matrices disrupts the interfacial
interaction and results in aggregation and phase separation. In this study a facile and …

Bionanocomposites from lignocellulosic resources: Properties, applications and future trends for their use in the biomedical field

EM Fernandes, RA Pires, JF Mano, RL Reis - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
The selection, synthesis, modification and shaping of biomaterials are complex tasks within
the biomedical field. Human and plant tissues, such as, wood, bone and cartilage are …

Cellulose nanocrystals and microfibrillated cellulose as building blocks for the design of hierarchical functional materials

P Tingaut, T Zimmermann, G Sèbe - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this article, we highlight the potential of nanocelluloses, such as cellulose nanocrystals
(CNC) and microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), to serve as building blocks for the design of …

Scalable fabrication of highly breathable cotton textiles with stable fluorescent, antibacterial, hydrophobic, and UV-blocking performance

H Liu, L Guo, S Hu, F Peng, X Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multifunctional cotton textiles that are highly breathable are desirable in a broad range of
applications. However, it is still a big challenge to scale up production of such multifunctional …

The use of nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel as a flexible three-dimensional model to culture human pluripotent stem cells

YR Lou, L Kanninen, T Kuisma, J Niklander… - Stem cells and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have great potential in
research and therapies. The current in vitro culture systems for human pluripotent stem cells …

“Click” reactions in polysaccharide modification

X Meng, KJ Edgar - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide chemistry is enjoying accelerating development thanks to advances in
synthetic techniques, biochemistry and solvents, which enable polysaccharide materials to …

Hydrophobization of lignocellulosic materials part II: chemical modification

S Rodríguez-Fabià, J Torstensen, L Johansson… - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
Lignocellulosic materials with hydrophobic properties are of great interest for developing
sustainable products that can be used in various applications such as packaging, water …