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A Comprehensive Review of Starch: Structure, Properties, Chemical Modification, and Application in Food Preservation

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
The negative effects of widely used polyethylene‐plastic packaging on environment and consumers' health along with the advantages of biopolymers lead to attention on active and degradable packaging as safe alternatives. Xie et al. thoroughly review starch, focusing on its chemical modification and application in constructing active and degradable ...
Qinfei Xie, Bei Fan, Ran Tao, Fengzhong Wang, Yufeng Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in additive manufacturing for solar cell based on organic/inorganic hybrid materials

InfoMat, EarlyView.
The main contents of the article can be divided into four sections: (1) An overview of the most widely studied solar cell structures and the main factors limiting their development; (2) Novel applications of traditional thin film fabrication methods for solar cells; (3) Novel applications of advanced additive manufacturing techniques in solar cell ...
Ziyue Ju, Ruichan Lv, Anees A. Ansari, Jun Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bendable Substrates of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Triboelectric Nanogenerators. [PDF]

ACS Appl Nano Mater
Sonker AK, Kumar C, Tideland H, Bairagi S, Katiyar NK, Mulvihill DM, Westman G.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Biodegradable Polymers for Plant Nutrient Delivery and Recovery

Macromolecular Bioscience, EarlyView.
This review article discusses the use of biodegradable polymers to address several grand challenges in agriculture: to improve the delivery of nitrogen and phosphorous to crops, to optimize plant uptake, and to enhance the recovery of these nutrients from wastewater, to recycle them and reduce water pollution. Abstract The current use of fertilizers is
Alice Boarino, Nicola Carrara, Elio Padoan, Luisella Celi, Harm‐Anton Klok   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Acid Hydrolysis Conditions on the Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Serrano-Martínez VM, Pérez-Aguilar H, Carbonell-Blasco MP, García-García A, Arán-Ais F, Orgilés-Calpena E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Plasticized polylactic acid nanocomposite films with cellulose and chitin nanocrystals prepared using extrusion and compression molding with two cooling rates: Effects on mechanical, thermal and optical properties

, 2015
Natalia Herrera, Asier M. Salaberria, Aji P. Mathew, Kristiina Oksman   +3 more
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Surface Engineering of Polymer Hydrogels Toward Functional Soft Material Innovations

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in hydrogel surface engineering, emphasizing its critical role in enhancing hydrogel functionality for applications in biomedicine, soft robotics, and wearable technologies. It explores strategies to modify surface chemistry and architecture without altering bulk properties, enabling features such as spatial ...
Mengnan Zhang, Karen Hakobyan, Chi Cheng, Jiangtao Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellulose Nanocrystals as Advanced "Green" Materials for Biological and Biomedical Engineering

, 2015
Arvind Sinha, Elizabeth M. Martin, Ki‐Taek Lim, Danielle Julie Carrier, Haewook Han, Vladimir P. Zharov, Jinwoo Kim   +6 more
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Tungsten oxide–cellulose nanocrystal composite films for electrochromic applications [PDF]

, 2016
Stefan Stoenescu, Simona Bădilescu, Tanu Sharma, Ralf Brüning, Vo‐Van Truong   +4 more
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Nanoarchitectonics of Polymers at Interfaces

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, EarlyView.
This review discusses the research trends in the construction of functional polymer materials, focusing on nanoarchitectonics and interface technology. In particular, it introduces recent examples of the Langmuir‐Blodgett (LB) method, layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly, and on‐surface synthesis.
Katsuhiko Ariga
wiley   +1 more source