Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today's state

D Klemm, ED Cranston, D Fischer, M Gama… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They
combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new …

New developments in medical applications of hybrid hydrogels containing natural polymers

C Vasile, D Pamfil, E Stoleru, M Baican - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose: A mini-review on types and use in drug delivery systems

N Raghav, MR Sharma, JF Kennedy - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of effective drug delivery systems by the exploitation of biocompatible,
inert nanomaterials has become the thrust areas of research in medicinal chemistry. Out of …

Cellulose-based special wetting materials for oil/water separation: A review

XQ Zhao, F Wahid, JX Cui, YY Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oil spill accidents and oily wastewater discharged by petrochemical industries have
severely wasted water resources and damaged the environment. The use of special wetting …

Developing multifunctional cellulose derivatives for environmental and biomedical applications: Insights into modification processes and advanced material properties

T Aziz, W Li, J Zhu, B Chen - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing bioeconomic demand for lightweight, eco-friendly materials with functional
versatility and competitive mechanical properties drives the resurgence of cellulose as a …

Thermo-responsive cellulose-based material with switchable wettability for controllable oil/water separation

W Chen, H He, H Zhu, M Cheng, Y Li, S Wang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
A thermo-responsive cellulose-based material (cellulose-g-PNIPAAm) was prepared by
grafting N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) onto bagasse pulp cellulose via Ce (IV)-initiated …

Temperature-gated nanocellulose membrane for enhanced and controllable osmotic energy harvesting

X Lin, Y Dong, S Tao, X Feng, X Wang, T Song, J Liu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse electrodialysis system (REDs) based on nanochannels membrane has been widely
investigated for high-performance osmotic energy harvesting. However, restricted by the non …

Bacterial cellulose: A smart biomaterial for biomedical applications

A Pandey, MK Singh, A Singh - Journal of Materials Research, 2024 - Springer
The escalating curiosity in bacterial cellulose (BC) due to exceptional attributes such as
purity, biodegradability, non-toxicity, porous fibrillar structure, and high water retention …

Bacterial nanocellulose: the future of controlled drug delivery?

Y Pötzinger, D Kralisch, D Fischer - Therapeutic delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Although bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), a natural nanostructured biopolymer network,
offers unique material characteristics, the number of drug-loaded BNC-based carriers in …

Preparation, characterization and in-vitro evaluation of bacterial cellulose matrices for oral drug delivery

M Badshah, H Ullah, SA Khan, JK Park, T Khan - Cellulose, 2017 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a pure form of cellulose and has some superior properties such
as an ultrafine fiber network, high water-holding capacity and ease of fabrication into a …