Designing cellulose hydrogels from non-woody biomass

LC Wong, CP Leh, CF Goh - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are an attractive system for a myriad of applications. While most hydrogels are
usually formed from synthetic materials, lignocellulosic biomass appears as a sustainable …

Cellulosic fraction from agricultural biomass as a viable alternative for plastics and plastic products

S Janaswamy, MP Yadav, M Hoque, S Bhattarai… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics are versatile and cost-effective materials with a variety of functionalities. Their non-
biodegradability, accumulation in landfills and natural habitats, physical problems for wildlife …

A review on lignocellulose chemistry, nanostructure, and their impact on interfacial interactions for sustainable products development

MC Iglesias, D Gomez-Maldonado, VA Davis… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Over the last decade, the utilization of nanocellulose for novel applications has positioned
this renewable source as a promising alternative substitution for petroleum-based materials …

Cellulose hydrogel development from unbleached oil palm biomass pulps for dermal drug delivery

LC Wong, JH Poh, WT Tan, BK Khor… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are an attractive platform for drug delivery to the skin. Current cellulose hydrogel
developments commonly focus on readily available bleached woody cellulose. Considering …

Titanium dioxide-coated nickel foam photoelectrodes for direct urea fuel cell applications

AH Alami, MA Abdelkareem, M Faraj, K Aokal… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work we report on the manufacturing and testing of a photoelectrode made from nickel
foam covered with titanium dioxide for potential use as a photoanode in direct urea fuel …

[HTML][HTML] 3D Printing of Gelled and Cross-Linked Cellulose Solutions; an Exploration of Printing Parameters and Gel Behaviour

T Huber, H Najaf Zadeh, S Feast, T Roughan, C Fee - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, 3D printing has enabled the fabrication of complex designs, with low-cost
customization and an ever-increasing range of materials. Yet, these abilities have also …

Fabrication of paper based carbon/graphene/ZnO aerogel composite decorated by polyaniline nanostructure: investigation of electrochemical properties

M Mohsenpour, M Naderi, A Ghazitabar… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The cellulose derived carbon/graphene/ZnO aerogel composite was prepared as an
electrode in order to investigate the electrochemical properties. Carbon aerogel was …

3D printing cellulose hydrogels using LASER induced thermal gelation

T Huber, D Clucas, M Vilmay, B Pupkes… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
A 3D printer was developed for the 3D printing of cellulose hydrogels using open source
software and simple 3D printer hardware. Using a temperature-based sol-gel transition of …

Overview of chitin dissolution, hydrogel formation and its biomedical applications

K Murugaiyan, VP Murali, H Tamura… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chitin hydrogel and hydrogel-based products are some of the frequently reported
biomaterials for biomedical applications. Yet there is a void in understanding chitin's …

Controlled release of urea using negatively charged polysaccharides

JPK John Kennedy… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current study aims to synthesize cross‐linked alginate–gum arabic, a polysaccharide
biopolymer composite, to evaluate its efficacy for the controlled release of urea. The alginate …