Biobased nanomaterials─ the role of interfacial interactions for advanced materials

M Osterberg, KA Henn, M Farooq… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review presents recent advances regarding biomass-based nanomaterials, focusing on
their surface interactions. Plant biomass-based nanoparticles, like nanocellulose and lignin …

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 …

The colloidal properties of nanocellulose

T Benselfelt, N Kummer, M Nordenström… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocelluloses are anisotropic nanoparticles of semicrystalline assemblies of glucan
polymers. They have great potential as renewable building blocks in the materials platform …

Plant nanomaterials and inspiration from nature: water interactions and hierarchically structured hydrogels

R Ajdary, BL Tardy, BD Mattos, L Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the area of plant‐based hydrogels are introduced, especially those
derived from wood as a widely available, multiscale, and hierarchical source of …

Removal of short-and long-chain PFAS from aquatic systems using electrostatic attraction of polyethylenimine-polyvinyl chloride electrospun nanofiber adsorbent

SB Kang, Z Wang, W Zhang, KY Kim… - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the water environment raises
serious concerns due to their persistence and toxicity that links to adverse health …

Cellulose nanocrystals in cancer diagnostics and treatment

I Lugoloobi, H Maniriho, L Jia, T Namulinda… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is currently a major threat to public health, being among the principal causes of
death to the global population. With carcinogenesis mechanisms, cancer invasion, and …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental aspects of the non-covalent modification of cellulose via polymer adsorption

V Arumughan, T Nypelö, M Hasani… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing need for new material applications based on cellulose demands increased
functional diversity and thus new functionalisation/modification approaches. The non …

Colloidal stability of cellulose nanocrystals in aqueous solutions containing monovalent, divalent, and trivalent inorganic salts

T Cao, M Elimelech - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Aggregation kinetics and surface charging properties of rod-like sulfated cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) have been investigated in aqueous suspensions containing …

Tuning the optical and thermal properties of both iridescent and colorless cellulose nanocrystal films

F D'Acierno, K Bakrani, WY Hamad… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The properties of iridescent and colorless cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films can be modified
through external stimuli. Here, the optical and thermal properties of CNC films were tuned by …

Theoretical rationalization of self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals: effect of surface modifications and counterions

M Garg, M Linares, I Zozoulenko - Biomacromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
The hierarchical self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is an important
phenomenon occurring naturally in plant cell walls. Utilization of this assembly for advanced …