Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Nanocellulose: recent fundamental advances and emerging biological and biomimicking applications

K Heise, E Kontturi, Y Allahverdiyeva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

Sustainable high-strength macrofibres extracted from natural bamboo

Z Li, C Chen, H Xie, Y Yao, X Zhang, A Brozena… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Synthetic fibres such as polyester and carbon are used in a broad variety of industries.
However, as they derive from petrochemicals that are neither renewable nor biodegradable …

Tin oxide electron‐selective layers for efficient, stable, and scalable perovskite solar cells

C Altinkaya, E Aydin, E Ugur, FH Isikgor… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising photovoltaic (PV) technology, where
the evolution of the electron‐selective layers (ESLs), an integral part of any PV device, has …

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 …

Functional materials from nanocellulose: utilizing structure–property relationships in bottom‐up fabrication

K De France, Z Zeng, T Wu, G Nyström - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is inherently challenging to recapitulate the precise hierarchical architectures found
throughout nature (such as in wood, antler, bone, and silk) using synthetic bottom‐up …

Naturally-derived biopolymer nanocomposites: Interfacial design, properties and emerging applications

R Xiong, AM Grant, R Ma, S Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Naturally derived materials with hierarchical organization are attractive candidates for high-
performance and functional bionanocomposites because of their renewability …

Extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from areca waste and its application in eco-friendly biocomposite film

AB Perumal, RB Nambiar, PS Sellamuthu, ER Sadiku… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Areca nut husk fibers are easily available and they are abundant agricultural waste, whose
utilization to high value products needs more attention. The present study aims at the …

Biodegradable, Water‐Resistant, Anti‐Fizzing, Polyester Nanocellulose Composite Paper Straws

H Kwak, H Kim, SA Park, M Lee, M Jang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Among plastic items, single‐use straws are particularly detrimental to marine ecosystems
because such straws, including those made of poly (lactic acid)(PLA), are sharp and …

Recent developments in cellulose nanomaterial composites

CM Clarkson, SM El Awad Azrak, ES Forti… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) are a class of materials that have recently garnered
attention in fields as varied as structural materials, biomaterials, rheology modifiers …