Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications
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 …
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …
Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering
Nanofibrillar materials, such as cellulose, chitin and silk, are highly ordered architectures,
formed through the self-assembly of repetitive building blocks into higher-order structures …
formed through the self-assembly of repetitive building blocks into higher-order structures …
The self‐assembly of cellulose nanocrystals: Hierarchical design of visual appearance
By controlling the interaction of biological building blocks at the nanoscale, natural photonic
nanostructures have been optimized to produce intense coloration. Inspired by such …
nanostructures have been optimized to produce intense coloration. Inspired by such …
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 …
and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form …
Functional materials from nanocellulose: utilizing structure–property relationships in bottom‐up fabrication
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 …
throughout nature (such as in wood, antler, bone, and silk) using synthetic bottom‐up …
Nanocellulose properties and applications in colloids and interfaces
In this review we introduce recent advances in the development of cellulose nanomaterials
and the construction of high order structures by applying some principles of colloid and …
and the construction of high order structures by applying some principles of colloid and …
Mechanically Responsive Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Cellulose‐Nanocrystal‐Based Shape‐Memory Polymers
Stimulus‐responsive materials that display circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) have
attracted great attention for application in chiral sensors and smart displays. However, due to …
attracted great attention for application in chiral sensors and smart displays. However, due to …
Cellulose nanocrystal-based materials: from liquid crystal self-assembly and glass formation to multifunctional thin films
JPF Lagerwall, C Schütz, M Salajkova, JH Noh… - NPG Asia …, 2014 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), produced by the acid hydrolysis of wood, cotton or other
cellulose-rich sources, constitute a renewable nanosized raw material with a broad range of …
cellulose-rich sources, constitute a renewable nanosized raw material with a broad range of …
Understanding nanocellulose chirality and structure–properties relationship at the single fibril level
Nanocellulose fibrils are ubiquitous in nature and nanotechnologies but their mesoscopic
structural assembly is not yet fully understood. Here we study the structural features of rod …
structural assembly is not yet fully understood. Here we study the structural features of rod …