Wood-derived materials for green electronics, biological devices, and energy applications

H Zhu, W Luo, PN Ciesielski, Z Fang, JY Zhu… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
With the arising of global climate change and resource shortage, in recent years, increased
attention has been paid to environmentally friendly materials. Trees are sustainable and …

Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications

T Abitbol, A Rivkin, Y Cao, Y Nevo, E Abraham… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Current directions in nanocellulose research.•Photonics.•Films and
foams.•Surface functionalization.•Nanocomposites.•Medicine.Nanocellulose is of increasing …

Nanocelluloses as versatile supports for metal nanoparticles and their applications in catalysis

M Kaushik, A Moores - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocelluloses, derived from the biopolymer cellulose, are a class of sustainable functional
nanomaterials featuring exciting properties. They have been extensively researched as key …

Use of nanocellulose in printed electronics: a review

F Hoeng, A Denneulin, J Bras - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the last decade, interest in cellulose nanomaterials known as nanocellulose has been
growing. Nanocellulose has various applications ranging from composite reinforcement to …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: developing chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology

KE Sapsford, WR Algar, L Berti, KB Gemmill… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

Copper-polymer nanocomposites: An excellent and cost-effective biocide for use on antibacterial surfaces

L Tamayo, M Azócar, M Kogan, A Riveros… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of polymer nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties has been a key
factor for controlling or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and preventing foodborne …

Production of nanocrystalline cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass: technology and applications

L Brinchi, F Cotana, E Fortunati, JM Kenny - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of renewables materials for industrial applications is becoming impellent due to the
increasing demand of alternatives to scarce and unrenewable petroleum supplies. In this …

Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites

RJ Moon, A Martini, J Nairn, J Simonsen… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review provides a processing-structure-property perspective on recent advances
in cellulose nanoparticles and composites produced from them. It summarizes cellulose …

Applications of functionalized and nanoparticle-modified nanocrystalline cellulose

E Lam, KB Male, JH Chong, ACW Leung… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), a rod-shaped nanoscale material with exceptional strength
and physicochemical properties, can be prepared from inexpensive renewable biomass …

Environmental science and engineering applications of nanocellulose-based nanocomposites

H Wei, K Rodriguez, S Renneckar… - Environmental Science …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Compared with cellulose, the primary component of the paper we use every day,
nanocellulose has a much smaller diameter (typically< 10 nm) that renders it many unique …