[HTML][HTML] 3D/4D printing of cellulose nanocrystals-based biomaterials: Additives for sustainable applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, R Noroozi, M Hossain… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have gained significant attraction from both industrial and
academic sectors, thanks to their biodegradability, non-toxicity, and renewability with …

Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Self-healable, solvent response cellulose nanocrystal/waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites with encryption capability

R Xue, H Zhao, ZW An, W Wu, Y Jiang, P Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-based chiral nematic structure is widely used in stimulus
response and sensing. A popular area of research is enhancing the mechanical …

Direct ink writing of 4D structural colors

JAHP Sol, LG Smits, APHJ Schenning… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing with stimuli‐responsive materials—4D printing—is a rapidly growing
field, with direct ink writing allowing deposition of a wide variety of materials. The synthesis …

Mechanochromic and conductive chiral nematic nanostructured film for bioinspired ionic skins

X Li, Y Yang, C Valenzuela, X Zhang, P Xue, Y Liu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chameleon skin is naturally adaptive and can sense environmental changes and transform
sensing into bioelectrical and optical signals by manipulating ion transduction and photonic …

Insights into thermal degradation kinetics and liquid crystalline behavior of cellulose nanocrystals from the waste of Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)

S Singh, S Bhardwaj, RS Meda, C Verma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are essential for advancing nanotechnology and modern
science. This work used the Cajanus cajan stem, an agricultural waste, as a lignocellulosic …

3D‐Printed Biomimetic Structural Colors

R Bi, X Li, X Ou, J Huang, D Huang, G Chen, Y Sheng… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Resolution control and expansibility have always been challenges to the fabrication of
structural color materials. Here, a facile strategy to print cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers …

Cellulose and Chitin Twisted Structures: From Nature to Applications

RR da Rosa, SN Fernandes, M Mitov… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Twisted structures are ubiquitous in plants and animals. Cellulose and chitin are natural
polymers that form the structural skeleton of various twisted systems observed across …

Soft hydrogel shapeability via supportive bath matching in embedded 3D printing

IM Lei, D Zhang, W Gu, J Liu, Y Zi… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Embedded 3D printing is widely adapted for fabricating architected soft and non‐self‐
supporting hydrogels for applications ranging from tissue engineering to soft robotics …

Cholesteric cellulose liquid crystal ink for three-dimensional structural coloration

Z Zhang, C Wang, Q Wang, Y Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Color reproduction is an important aspect of three-dimensional (3D) printing in terms of
creating a colored visual appearance with high fidelity and stability. To this end, structural …