Review of the recent developments in all-cellulose nanocomposites: Properties and applications

S Tanpichai, A Boonmahitthisud, N Soykeabkaew… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose, the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth, has a number of desirable
properties, including availability, biodegradability, low cost, and low toxicity and has been …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan as a matrix of nanocomposites: A review on nanostructures, processes, properties, and applications

AO Silva, RS Cunha, D Hotza, RAF Machado - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biopolymer that is natural, biodegradable, and relatively low price. Chitosan
has been attracting interest as a matrix of nanocomposites due to new properties for various …

Cellulose processing in ionic liquids from a materials science perspective: turning a versatile biopolymer into the cornerstone of our sustainable future

L Szabó, R Milotskyi, G Sharma, K Takahashi - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Shaping cellulose into functional materials entered a new era with the introduction of ionic
liquids as novel, green solvents about 20 years ago. As non-volatile solvents with high …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up

A Cimini, E Imperi, A Picano, M Rossi - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks have proven to be a useful protection from airborne viruses and bacteria,
especially in the recent years pandemic outbreak when they effectively lowered the risk of …

Recent progress in cellulose-based electrospun nanofibers as multifunctional materials

Y Zhang, C Zhang, Y Wang - Nanoscale advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer, has good biocompatibility, biodegradability,
and non-toxicity, which make it and its derivatives promising candidates for the fabrication of …

Cellulose-based electrospun nanofibers: a review

J Kerwald, CF de Moura Junior, ED Freitas… - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
Cellulosic materials have gained a lot of attention in the last decades because of their
abundancy, renewability and excellent physicochemical properties. Meanwhile, research on …

Natural-based electrospun nanofibers: Challenges and potential applications in agri-food sector

M Jurić, F Donsi, LM Bandić, S Jurić - Food bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing the unique properties of
natural nanofibers, driving innovative applications in the agri-food sector. This …

Advances in fabricating the electrospun biopolymer-based biomaterials

S Wilk, A Benko - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers formed into a fibrous morphology through electrospinning are of increasing
interest in the field of biomedicine due to their intrinsic biocompatibility and biodegradability …

Production and characterization of cellulose nanofiber slurries and sheets for biomedical applications

N Carter, I Grant, M Dewey, M Bourque… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cellulose nanomaterials are produced employing a multitude of methodologies including
electrospinning, bacterial generation, acid digestion, and a variety of mechanical …

Nanotechnology applied to cellulosic materials

A Fernandes, L Cruz-Lopes, B Esteves, D Evtuguin - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanocellulosic materials have attracted special attention because of their
performance in different advanced applications, biodegradability, availability, and …