Cellulose nanocrystals in the development of biodegradable materials: A review on CNC resources, modification, and their hybridization

A Babaei-Ghazvini, B Vafakish, R Patel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating demand for sustainable materials has propelled cellulose into the spotlight
as a promising alternative to petroleum-based products. As the most abundant organic …

Micro-/nano-carboxymethyl cellulose as a promising biopolymer with prospects in the agriculture sector: a review

R Saberi Riseh, M Gholizadeh Vazvani… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increase in the population rate has increased the demand for safe and quality food
products. However, the current agricultural system faces many challenges in producing …

Modified polysaccharides for food packaging applications: A review

W Janik, Ł Jakubski, S Kudła, G Dudek - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of new food packaging materials is crucial to reduce the use of single-
use plastics and to limit their destructive impact on the environment. Polysaccharides …

Rapid, sustainable, and versatile strategy towards fabricating superhydrophobic cotton textile membranes for separation of emulsified and stratified oil/water mixtures

NY Abu-Thabit, AK Azad, K Mezghani, S Akhtar… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Special wettability membranes represent one of the smart, advanced, and energy-efficient
solutions for the separation of contaminated oily wastewater as well as the treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial cellulose nanocrystals or nanofibrils as Pickering stabilizers in low-oil emulsions: A comparative study

NOF Pinto, AI Bourbon, D Martins, A Pereira… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
This investigation assessed the potential of bacterial cellulose (BC) in two distinct forms,
nanocrystals (BC-NC) and oxidized nanofibrils (BC-NF), as stabilizers for low oil-in-water …

Emerging absorption-based techniques for removing microplastics and nanoplastics from actual water bodies

Q Liu, SM Khor - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics contamination in aquatic environments has become a
growing public concern due to their potential adverse health effects and toxicity. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art insights and potential applications of cellulose-based hydrogels in food packaging: Advances towards sustainable trends

AK Singh, P Itkor, YS Lee - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leveraging sustainable packaging resources in the circular economy framework has gained
significant attention in recent years as a means of minimizing waste and mitigating the …

Understanding the journey of biopolymeric nanoformulations for oral drug delivery: Conventional to advanced treatment approaches

A Sharma, N Jangra, D Dheer, SK Jha, G Gupta… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oral route of drug administration offers a convenient, cost-efficient, and non-invasive
means of administering medications. Nevertheless, as newly developed active …

Bacterial cellulose/cellulose imidazolium bio-hybrid membranes for in vitro and antimicrobial applications

A Salama, AK Saleh, I Cruz-Maya… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In biomedical applications, bacterial cellulose (BC) is widely used because of its
cytocompatibility, high mechanical properties, and ultrafine nanofibrillar structure. However …

Multifunctional materials with controllable superwettability for oil–water separation and removal of pollutants: Design, emerging applications, and challenges

Y Wang, W Wang - Carbon Neutralization, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The water pollution problem caused by large‐scale industrial activity is becoming
increasingly serious, which not only poses a major threat to the ecosystem and human …