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 developments on nanocellulose reinforced polymer nanocomposites: A review

H Kargarzadeh, M Mariano, J Huang, N Lin, I Ahmad… - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-based composites and materials has
attracted significant interest in recent decades because they show unique and potentially …

Nanotechnology in agriculture: Opportunities, toxicological implications, and occupational risks

I Iavicoli, V Leso, DH Beezhold, AA Shvedova - Toxicology and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has the potential to make a beneficial impact on several agricultural,
forestry, and environmental challenges, such as urbanization, energy constraints, and …

Mechanical properties of electrospun fibers—a critical review

TU Rashid, RE Gorga… - Advanced Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

Production of nanocrystalline cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass: technology and applications

L Brinchi, F Cotana, E Fortunati, JM Kenny - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of renewables materials for industrial applications is becoming impellent due to the
increasing demand of alternatives to scarce and unrenewable petroleum supplies. In this …

Nanocrystalline cellulose as reinforcement for polymeric matrix nanocomposites and its potential applications: a review

RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, ML Sanyang… - Current Analytical …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The usage of natural fibres as reinforcement in bioplastic polymer composite
has garnered attention during the last few decades. This is due to limitations of …

Cellulose reinforced polymer composites and nanocomposites: a critical review

C Miao, WY Hamad - Cellulose, 2013 - Springer
This review provides a critical assessment of the use of cellulosic materials for reinforcement
in polymer composites. The review focuses on structure–property interrelationships and the …

Performance enhancements in poly (vinylidene fluoride)-based piezoelectric nanogenerators for efficient energy harvesting

J Yan, M Liu, YG Jeong, W Kang, L Li, Y Zhao, N Deng… - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A great progress has been made in the field of energy harvesting over the past few years to
meet the ever-increasing desire of portable, sustainable and renewable energies …

Nanoindentation in polymer nanocomposites

AM Díez-Pascual, MA Gómez-Fatou, F Ania… - Progress in Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent literature on polymer nanocomposites using advanced
indentation techniques to evaluate the surface mechanical properties down to the nanoscale …

Electrospun bio-nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by cellulose nanocrystals reinforcing maleic anhydride grafted PLA

C Zhou, Q Shi, W Guo, L Terrell… - … applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Electrospun fibrous bio-nanocomposite scaffolds reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals
(CNCs) were fabricated by using maleic anhydride (MAH) grafted poly (lactic acid)(PLA) as …