Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

This review paper provides a recent overview of current international research that is being
conducted into the functional properties of cellulose as a nanomaterial. A particular …

Conspectus As one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials on Earth, recently
wood has attracted tremendous attention from scientists and engineers due to its …

Wood modifications are becoming popular as a way to enhance the performance of wood,
either to make it more durable, improve the performance of wood, or give it new functionality …

The sustainable development of engineering biocomposites has been limited due to a lack
of bio‐based monomers combining favorable processing with high performance. Here, the …

Optically transparent wood has been fabricated by structure-retaining delignification of wood
and subsequent infiltration of thermo-or photocurable polymer resins but still limited by the …

Self-healing polymers render their life cycle more sustainable by recovering their properties
upon healing. Intrinsic self-healing polymers can be recycled, which further reduces waste …

Transparent wood (TW)‐based materials have increasingly become the focus of researchers
worldwide owing to their superior physico‐chemical‐optical properties, sustainable nature …

The ever rising problems associated with petroleum derived fuels and chemicals have
contributed to establish an alternative platform for generation of bio-based fuels and value …

The use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic bags leads to environmental pollution and waste
residues caused by low recycling and slow degradation rates, which is inconsistent with the …