[HTML][HTML] How far is Lignin from being a biomedical material?

S Sugiarto, Y Leow, CL Tan, G Wang, D Kai - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is a versatile biomass that possesses many different desirable properties such as
antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-UV, and good biocompatibility. Natural lignin can be …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects for the integration of lignin materials into the circular economy

BL Tardy, E Lizundia, C Guizani, M Hakkarainen… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin is a remarkable natural polyphenol that provides trees with physical and (bio-)
chemical resistance, as well as the ability to reach considerable heights. Lignin is also …

Properties and chemical modifications of lignin: Towards lignin-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications

P Figueiredo, K Lintinen, JT Hirvonen… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biorenewable polymers have emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional metallic
and organic materials for a variety of different applications. This is mainly because of their …

Towards lignin-based functional materials in a sustainable world

D Kai, MJ Tan, PL Chee, YK Chua, YL Yap, XJ Loh - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In light of the incessant consumption of raw materials in the world today, the search for
sustainable resources is ever pressing. Lignin, the second most naturally abundant …

Lignin-based polymer electrolyte membranes for sustainable aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells

JC de Haro, E Tatsi, L Fagiolari… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the quest for sustainable materials for quasi-solid-state (QS) electrolytes in aqueous dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), novel bioderived polymeric membranes were prepared in …

Chemical modification of lignins: Towards biobased polymers

S Laurichesse, L Avérous - Progress in polymer science, 2014 - Elsevier
Lignins are now considered as the main aromatic renewable resource. They represent an
excellent alternative feedstock for the elaboration of chemicals and polymers. Lignin is a …

Polymer/lignin blends: Interactions, properties, applications

D Kun, B Pukánszky - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignin is a cheap material available in large quantities, thus the interest in its valorization is
increasing both in industry and academia. A possible approach towards value added …

A review on lignin-based polymeric, micro-and nano-structured materials

A Duval, M Lawoko - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Next to cellulose, lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer, and the main source of
aromatic structures on earth. It is a phenolic macromolecule, with a complex structure which …

Thermal properties of lignin in copolymers, blends, and composites: a review

S Sen, S Patil, DS Argyropoulos - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The need for renewable alternatives to conventional petroleum based polymers has been
the motivation for work on biobased composites, blends and materials whose foundations …

About making lignin great again—some lessons from the past

WG Glasser - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Lignin, the second most abundant biopolymer on the planet, serves land-plants as bonding
agent in juvenile cell tissues and as stiffening (modulus-building) agent in mature cell walls …