Nanochitin: chemistry, structure, assembly, and applications
Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …
Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, found in trees, waste from agricultural
crops and other biomass. The fibres that comprise cellulose can be broken down into …
crops and other biomass. The fibres that comprise cellulose can be broken down into …
Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach
Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …
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 …
Alignment of cellulose nanofibers: harnessing nanoscale properties to macroscale benefits
In nature, cellulose nanofibers form hierarchical structures across multiple length scales to
achieve high-performance properties and different functionalities. Cellulose nanofibers …
achieve high-performance properties and different functionalities. Cellulose nanofibers …
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 …
Trends on the cellulose-based textiles: raw materials and technologies
C Felgueiras, NG Azoia, C Gonçalves… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is an emerging environmental awareness and social concern regarding the
environmental impact of the textile industry, highlighting the growing need for developing …
environmental impact of the textile industry, highlighting the growing need for developing …
Nanochitin and nanochitosan: Chitin nanostructure engineering with multiscale properties for biomedical and environmental applications
Nanochitin and nanochitosan (with random‐copolymer‐based multiscale architectures of
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …
Lignin as a wood‐inspired binder enabled strong, water stable, and biodegradable paper for plastic replacement
Plastic waste has been increasingly transferred from land into the ocean and has
accumulated within the food chain, causing a great threat to the environment and human …
accumulated within the food chain, causing a great threat to the environment and human …
Wood‐based nanotechnologies toward sustainability
With over 30% global land coverage, the forest is one of nature's most generous gifts to
human beings, providing shelters and materials for all living beings. Apart from being …
human beings, providing shelters and materials for all living beings. Apart from being …