Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
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

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Thermodynamically controlled multiphase separation of heterogeneous liquid crystal colloids

H Tao, C Rigoni, H Li, A Koistinen, JVI Timonen… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Phase separation is a universal physical transition process whereby a homogeneous
mixture splits into two distinct compartments that are driven by the component activity …

Chirality‐based biosensors

W Ma, L Xu, L Wang, C Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of chiral nanostructures gives rise to characteristic chiroptical activity, which
can be used for chirality‐based biosensors. Great progress is made in the use of …

Stimuli-responsive cellulose nanomaterials for smart applications

Q Zhu, S Liu, J Sun, J Liu, CJ Kirubaharan, H Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), which change their physicochemical
properties in response to specific stimuli have recently been in the spotlight. A great deal of …

Fast Self‐Assembly of Scalable Photonic Cellulose Nanocrystals and Hybrid Films via Electrophoresis

S Atifi, MN Mirvakili, CA Williams, MM Bay… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Nano‐enabled, bio‐based, functional materials are key for the transition to a
sustainable society as they can be used, owing to both their performance and nontoxicity, to …

All-aqueous liquid crystal nanocellulose emulsions with permeable interfacial assembly

L Bai, S Huan, B Zhao, Y Zhu, J Esquena, F Chen… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report on the formation of water-in-water liquid crystal emulsions with permeable
colloidal assemblies. Rodlike cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) spontaneously self-assemble …

Retrieving the coassembly pathway of composite cellulose nanocrystal photonic films from their angular optical response

B Frka‐Petesic, JA Kelly, G Jacucci… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are known to self‐assemble into a
chiral nematic liquid crystalline phase, leading to solid‐state nanostructured colored films …

Broadband circular polarizing film based on chiral nematic liquid crystals

Y Cao, WY Hamad… - Advanced Optical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Films capable of broadband circular polarization of light are important for many optical
applications. Owing to their intrinsic chiral nematic mesostructure, freestanding films of …

Tuning shape and internal structure of protein droplets via biopolymer filaments

DR Scheff, KL Weirich, K Dasbiswas, A Patel… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Macromolecules can phase separate to form liquid condensates, which are emerging as
critical compartments in fields as diverse as intracellular organization and soft materials …