Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach

S Zhu, SK Biswas, Z Qiu, Y Yue, Q Fu, F Jiang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

Delignified wood from understanding the hierarchically aligned cellulosic structures to creating novel functional materials: a review

A Kumar, T Jyske, M Petrič - Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of hierarchically aligned natural cellulosic structures has become a leading
natural template scaffold for a diverse range of functional applications. This natural scaffold …

Scalable aesthetic transparent wood for energy efficient buildings

R Mi, C Chen, T Keplinger, Y Pei, S He, D Liu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Nowadays, energy-saving building materials are important for reducing indoor energy
consumption by enabling better thermal insulation, promoting effective sunlight harvesting …

Solar-assisted fabrication of large-scale, patternable transparent wood

Q Xia, C Chen, T Li, S He, J Gao, X Wang, L Hu - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Transparent wood is considered a promising structural and light management material for
energy-efficient engineering applications. However, the solution-based delignification …

Luminescent transparent wood based on lignin-derived carbon dots as a building material for dual-channel, real-time, and visual detection of formaldehyde gas

Y Liu, H Yang, C Ma, S Luo, M Xu, Z Wu… - ACS applied materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Formaldehyde (FA) is a widespread indoor air pollutant, and its efficient detection is a major
industrial challenge. The development of a building material with real-time and visual self …

In situ lignin modification toward photonic wood

Q Xia, C Chen, Y Yao, S He, X Wang, J Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin serves as a binder that forms strong matrices of the cell walls of wood. However, it
has many photolabile chromophore groups that create a monotonic brownish color and …

Clear wood toward high-performance building materials

C Jia, C Chen, R Mi, T Li, J Dai, Z Yang, Y Pei, S He… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Developing advanced building materials with both excellent thermal insulating and optical
properties to replace common glass (thermal conductivity of∼ 1 W m–1 K–1) is highly …

A comprehensive review of the synthesis strategies, properties, and applications of transparent wood as a renewable and sustainable resource

M Chutturi, S Gillela, SM Yadav, ES Wibowo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The uncertainties of the environment and the emission levels of nonrenewable resources
have compelled humanity to develop sustainable energy savers and sustainable materials …

Photochromic transparent wood for photo-switchable smart window applications

L Wang, Y Liu, X Zhan, D Luo, X Sun - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Transparent wood with high optical transmittance, excellent thermal insulation and high
toughness has attracted significant attention as an energy-saving building material. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Diffuse transmission dominant smart and advanced windows for less energy-hungry building: A review

A Ghosh - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The window of a building is a pivotal constituent as it conserves the connection between the
building's interior and exterior. High transmission is one of the foremost benchmarks for a …