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Extraction and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from post-harvest of melon plant residues: A new sustainable source of cellulose

Scientific African
A new sustainable source of cellulose was explored using post-harvest melon plant residues (MPR) to produce partially fibrillated cellulose (CMF) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC).
Asiya Rezzouq, Doha Belfadil, Abderrahim Bouftou, Ichrak Fettah, Mehdi El Bouchti, Omar Cherkaoui, Souad Zyade, Sanaa Majid   +7 more
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Spherical and rod-like dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals by sodium periodate oxidation: Optimization with double response surface model and templates for silver nanoparticles

eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2016
A novel double response surface model is used first time to optimize a regioselective process to prepare spherical dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals (SDACN) and rod-like dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals (RDACN) via one-step sodium periodate (NaIO4 ...
F-F. Lu, H-Y. Yu, Y. Zhou, J-M. Yao
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Self-Alignment of Gold Nanorods Within Cellulose Based Liquid Crystals [PDF]

, 2012
In this work, I use cellulose nanocrystals and demonstrate the long-range bulk dispersion and self-alignment of anisotropic metal nanoparticles at well-de ned orientation with respect to the far- eld liquid crystal director.
Campbell, Michael
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Electro-spinning/netting: A strategy for the fabrication of three-dimensional polymer nano-fiber/nets. [PDF]

, 2013
Since 2006, a rapid development has been achieved in a subject area, so called electro-spinning/netting (ESN), which comprises the conventional electrospinning process and a unique electro-netting process. Electro-netting overcomes the bottleneck problem
Ding, Bin, Sun, Gang, Wang, Moran, Wang, Xianfeng, Yu, Jianyong   +4 more
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Neuronal differentiation and tissue engineering strategies for central neurous system injury repair

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review outlines tissue engineering advances for central nervous system (CNS) injury treatment, focusing on three core components: seed cells, inductive factors, and scaffold materials, with evaluation of their respective strengths and limitations. Tissue engineering for CNS injury repair.
Zhuqing Xia, Jinghui Zhang, Na Ren, Shuping Wang, Congcong Zhang, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Wan Hairul Anuar Kamaruddin, Chao Liu, Chunhui Sun, Jingang Wang   +9 more
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Crystallization of triethyl-citrate-plasticized poly(lactic acid) induced by chitin nanocrystals [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the crystallization behavior of triethyl-citrate-plasticized poly(lactic acid) (PLA–TEC) in the presence of chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs).
Maspoch Rulduà, Mª Lluïsa, Oksman, Kristiina, Singh, Shikha   +2 more
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Marine silicon for biomedical sustainability

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating marine silicon for biomedical engineering. Abstract Despite momentous divergence from oceanic origin, human beings and marine organisms exhibit elemental homology through silicon utilization. Notably, silicon serves as a critical constituent in multiple biomedical processes.
Yahui Han, Zhibo Yang, Wei Xia, Chengtie Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colorimetric Analysis of Glucose Oxidase-Magnetic Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) for Glucose Detection

Sensors, 2019
Glucose oxidase (EC 1.1.3.4) sensors that have been developed and widely used for glucose monitoring have generally relied on electrochemical principle.
Ying Chuin Yee, Rokiah Hashim, Ahmad Ramli Mohd Yahya, Yazmin Bustami   +3 more
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Multifunctional Design of Solid Polymer Electrolytes: Paving the Way for High‐Performance All‐Solid‐State Batteries

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the multifunctional design strategies for solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), a pivotal component for enabling high‐performance all‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs). It begins with a detailed classification of SPE systems and elaborates on their respective molecular design principles. The work
Bin Man, Yuzhen Zhao, Bo Fu, Yulong Zeng, Yinwen Chen, Qingrui Liu, Wenjing Luo, Xin Li, Xuewei Li, Zikang Zhang, Yun Zheng, Sijie Liu   +11 more
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Pickering Emulsions Using Pd NP-loaded pH-sensitive Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals for Catalytic Hydrogenation

BioResources
Exploiting stimuli-responsive Pickering interfacial catalysts is crucial to the development of organic reactions in water and green chemistry. Herein, amphiphilic carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals were synthesized by surface modification of hydrophilic
Dandan Li, Feichao Miao, Jinhua Chen, Zhibing Liu, Zhiyuan Wang, Yang Wang   +5 more
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