Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

Nanocellulose: from fundamentals to advanced applications

D Trache, AF Tarchoun, M Derradji… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few years, nanocellulose (NC), cellulose in the form of nanostructures, has
been proved to be one of the most prominent green materials of modern times. NC materials …

Production routes to tailor the performance of cellulose nanocrystals

OM Vanderfleet, ED Cranston - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bio-based, high aspect ratio nanoparticles that are
industrially produced in tonne-per-day quantities across the globe. CNCs can be used to …

Nanocellulose: recent fundamental advances and emerging biological and biomimicking applications

K Heise, E Kontturi, Y Allahverdiyeva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

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 …

Cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibrils based hydrogels for biomedical applications

H Du, W Liu, M Zhang, C Si, X Zhang, B Li - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of cellulose nanomaterials from lignocellulosic biomass opens an
opportunity for the development and application of new materials in nanotechnology. Over …

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based biodegradable polymers, thermoplastic polymers, and porous nanocomposites

H Kargarzadeh, J Huang, N Lin, I Ahmad… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has generated a great deal of interest as a source of nanometer-sized
reinforcement, because of its good mechanical properties. In the last few years …

Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

D Trache, MH Hussin, MKM Haafiz, VK Thakur - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals, a class of fascinating bio-based nanoscale materials, have received
a tremendous amount of interest both in industry and academia owing to its unique structural …

Nanocellulose-based foams and aerogels: Processing, properties, and applications

N Lavoine, L Bergström - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocellulose is a renewable and biocompatible nanomaterial with a high strength low
density and tunable surface chemistry. This review summarizes the main processing routes …