Thermally Insulating and Moisture‐Resilient Foams Based on Upcycled Aramid Nanofibers and Nanocellulose

A Di, C Schiele, SE Hadi, L Bergström - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐density foams and aerogels based on upcycled and bio‐based nanofibers and
additives are promising alternatives to fossil‐based thermal insulation materials. Super …

Thermal insulation mechanism, preparation, and modification of nanocellulose aerogels: A review

Y Wu, X Wang, L Yao, S Chang, X Wang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy problems have become increasingly prominent. The use of thermal insulation
materials is an effective measure to save energy. As an efficient energy-saving material …

The influence of drying routes on the properties of anisotropic all-cellulose composite foams from post-consumer cotton clothing

C Schiele, MX Ruiz-Caldas, T Wu, E Nocerino, A Åhl… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Biopolymer-based functional materials are essential for reducing the carbon footprint and
providing high-quality lightweight materials suitable for packaging and thermal insulation …

Hybrid Foams based on Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Cellulose Nanocrystals for Anisotropic Electromagnetic Shielding and Heat Transport

C Schiele, A Di, SE Hadi, PKB Rangaiah… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight and mechanically robust hybrid foams based on cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)
and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) with an anisotropic structure are prepared by …

Ice-templating hydrogels with high concentrations of cellulose nanofibers to produce architected cellular materials for structural applications

L Orgéas, S Gupta, F Martoïa, PJJ Dumont - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Ice-templated cellular materials made of entangled networks of slender cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) or cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) exhibit excellent specific physical …

Frontal polymerization-triggered simultaneous ring-opening metathesis polymerization and cross metathesis affords anisotropic macroporous dicyclopentadiene …

J Park, SY Kwak - Communications Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Multifunctionality and effectiveness of macroporous solid foams in extreme environments
have captivated the attention of both academia and industries. The most recent rapid …

Hierarchical Incorporation of Reduced Graphene Oxide into Anisotropic Cellulose Nanofiber Foams Improves Their Thermal Insulation

SE Hadi, E Möller, S Nolte, A Åhl… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anisotropic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) foams represent the state-of-the-art in renewable
insulation. These foams consist of large (diameter> 10 μm) uniaxially aligned macropores …

[HTML][HTML] Anisotropic foams derived from textile-based cellulose nanocrystals and xanthan gum

MX Ruiz-Caldas, C Schiele, SE Hadi, M Andersson… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
The upcycling of discarded garments can help to mitigate the environmental impact of the
textile industry. Here, we fabricated hybrid anisotropic foams having cellulose nanocrystals …

A stiff, tough, and thermally insulating air-and ice-templated plant-based foam

TL Church, K Kriechbaum, C Schiele… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
By forming and directionally freezing an aqueous foam containing cellulose nanofibrils,
methylcellulose, and tannic acid, we produced a stiff and tough anisotropic solid foam with …

Tailoring the 3D porous structure of conducting PEDOT: PSS gels via ice-templating

Q Weinbach, N Hmili, E Gottis, G Fleith… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS) has been
fascinating material scientists for more than 30 years, but still has structural features and …