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 …

“Bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies toward strong cellulose-based materials

Q Qin, S Zeng, G Duan, Y Liu, X Han, R Yu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer on Earth, has long captured researchers'
attention due to its high strength and modulus. Nevertheless, transferring its exceptional …

Cutting edge use of conductive patterns in Nanocellulose‐based green electronics

Y Ko, G Kwon, H Choi, K Lee, Y Jeon… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Green electronics made from degradable materials have recently attracted special attention,
because electronic waste (e‐waste) represents a serious threat to the environment and to …

Robust and highly sensitive cellulose nanofiber-based humidity actuators

J Wei, S Jia, J Guan, C Ma, Z Shao - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of humidity actuators with high response sensitivity (especially actuation time)
while maintaining favorable mechanical properties is important for advanced intelligent …

Cellulose‐reinforced programmable and stretch‐healable actuators for smart packaging

Q Chen, B Sochor, A Chumakov… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic actuators are promising candidates for smart soft robotics. The applications of
state‐of‐the‐art actuators require the combination of programmable stimuli‐responsiveness …

Protein nanofibrils and their use as building blocks of sustainable materials

C Lendel, N Solin - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development towards a sustainable society requires a radical change of many of the
materials we currently use. Besides the replacement of plastics, derived from petrochemical …

Light-and humidity-responsive chiral nematic photonic crystal films based on cellulose nanocrystals

H Chen, A Hou, C Zheng, J Tang, K Xie… - ACS applied materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Light-and humidity-responsive chiral nematic photonic crystal (PC) films containing cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) were fabricated. A photoactive polymer with hydrophilic groups, poly …

Highly transparent, highly thermally stable nanocellulose/polymer hybrid substrates for flexible OLED devices

J Tao, R Wang, H Yu, L Chen, D Fang… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices based on polymer substrates have
attracted worldwide attention. However, the current OLED polymer substrates are limited …

Dual bio-inspired design of highly thermally conductive and superhydrophobic nanocellulose composite films

D Hu, W Ma, Z Zhang, Y Ding, L Wu - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Highly thermally conductive, electrically insulating, and flexible nanocellulose composite
films are crucially significant for the thermal management of next-generation green …

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 …