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Thermal and mechanical properties of chitosan nanocomposites with cellulose modified in ionic liquids [PDF]

, 2017
In this paper, ionic liquid treatment was applied to produce nanometric cellulose particles of two polymorphic forms. A complex characterization of nanofillers including wide-angle X-ray scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and particle ...
A Khan, A Puchalska, A-M Olsson, Aleksandra Grząbka-Zasadzińska, C Borsoi, C Li, D Dehnad, D Klemm, D Nordqvist, D Trache, E Dinand, EK Gamstedt, FS Pereira, G Jiang, H Li, H Wang, HA Silvério, HMC Azeredo, J Ambrosio-Martín, J Fan, J Gräsvik, J Mao, J Mao, J Pernak, JL Wertz, K Crews, K Kümmerer, K Rad-Moghadam, L Brinchi, LY Mwaikambo, M Atef, M Jaworska, M Moniruzzaman, M Roman, MA Diab, MAP Martins, MASA Samir, MASA Samir, MF Omar, MKM Haafiz, MN Ichazo, MRK Sofla, O Berg Van Den, Q Cheng, R Liu, RC Remsing, RD Gilbert, S Beck-Candanedo, S Borysiak, S Borysiak, S Borysiak, S Chowdhury, S Xia, SCM Fernandes, SCM Fernandes, SH Lee, SK Swain, Sławomir Borysiak, T Suzuki, Tazdin Amietszajew, V Kocherbitov, VK Thakur, WT Wasserscheid Peter, Y Kim, Y Li, Y Yue, YS Nam, Z Man   +67 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanostructural organization of naturally occurring composites - part II: silica-chitin-based biocomposites [PDF]

, 2012
Investigations of the micro- and nanostructures and chemical composition of the sponge skeletons as examples for natural structural biocomposites are of fundamental scientific relevance.
Bazhenov, Vasily V., Born, René, Ehrlich, Hermann, Erler, Christiane, Hanke, Thomas, Heinemann, Sascha, Janussen, Dorte, Mertig, Michael, Shapkin, Nikolay P., Simon, Paul, Vournakis, John N., Worch, Hartmut   +11 more
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High performance green barriers based on nanocellulose [PDF]

, 2014
With the increasing environmental concerns such as sustainability and end-of-life disposal challenges, materials derived from renewable resources such as nanocellulose have been strongly advocated as potential replacements for packaging materials ...
Arthur J Ragauskas, JY Zhu, Sandeep S Nair, Yulin Deng   +3 more
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Recent Advances in Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Framework Membranes for Desalination

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Zirconium‐based metal–organic framework membranes with tunable pore architectures, defect chemistry, and surface functionalities for Desalination are systematically reviewed. Their fabrication strategies, desalination performance across pressure‐driven, forward osmosis, and pervaporation processes, and structure–property–performance relationships are ...
Mao Fu, Hai‐Tian Xia, You Wu, Sen Li, Ying Liu, Ya‐Li Liu, Shi‐Qiang Wang, Yingchao Dong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transparency, moisture barrier property, and performance of the alternative solar cell encapsulants based on PU/PVDC blend reinforced with different types of cellulose nanocrystals

Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2018
Two different types of cellulose nanocrystals, derived from water hyacinth fibers and microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), were prepared using an acid hydrolysis treatment.
Kitti Yuwawech, Jatuphorn Wootthikanokkhan, Supachok Tanpichai   +2 more
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Connectedness percolation of hard convex polygonal rods and platelets [PDF]

, 2018
The properties of polymer composites with nanofiller particles change drastically above a critical filler density known as the percolation threshold. Real nanofillers, such as graphene flakes and cellulose nanocrystals, are not idealized disks and rods ...
Drwenski, Tara, van der Schoot, Paul, van Roij, René   +2 more
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Quantum Dots for Biomedical Biosensing, NIR‐II Bioimaging, and Phototherapy: Materials Design, Signal Transduction, and Translational Barriers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review outlines bottom‐up and biomimetic fabrication strategies of quantum dots, and highlights their emerging applications in biosensing, multimodal bioimaging, and intelligent cancer theranostics. It further discusses key translational barriers and future perspectives for advancing QD‐based nanomedicine toward clinical implementation.
Jie Ju, Zhifang Liu, Xinran Gao, Wen Sun, Wei Fu, Yanfei Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation and Characterization of High-purity Cellulose Nanocrystals Films by the Composite Enzymolysis of Cotton Pulp Fibers

BioResources, 2022
Using cotton pulp fibers as raw material, through composite enzymolysis and purification, two different forms of high-purity cellulose nanocrystals were obtained, namely spherical CNCs (SCNCs) and rod-like CNCs (RCNCs).
Yandi Zhang, Xiaoquan Chen, Wenhao Shen
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The Hy-MASS concept : Hydrothermal microwave assisted selective scissoring of cellulose for: In situ production of (meso)porous nanocellulose fibrils and crystals [PDF]

, 2017
The hydrothermal microwave-assisted selective scissoring (Hy-MASS) of depectinated orange peel residues (OPR), produced via conventional acid hydrolysis and acid-free microwave processing, to yield (meso)porous nanocellulose fibrils and crystals ...
Clark, James H., De Melo, Eduardo M., Matharu, Avtar S.   +2 more
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