Bruno Boury

TL;DR: This mini review is limited to very recent studies (last 5-10 years) on two major issues, concerning: the production and physical/chemical modification of bacterial cellulose and its transformation into carbon and integrated synthesis of metal oxides, metal sulfide and metal nanoparticles withinacterial cellulose nanoribbons network.

TL;DR: Silica-based hybrid organic-norganic materials prepared by sol-gel chemistry exhibit chemical and physical properties revealing their anisotropic organization as discussed by the authors, which opens new opportunities for the preparation of new materials, and also provides arguments to the chemist looking for a better comprehension and control of the organisation of solids.

TL;DR: It is shown that torsional isomers with a twist of the lateral groups can be formed at small energetic costs and the relationship that exists between these twists and the observed changes in the electronic and physical properties is shown.

TL;DR: A review of the association between polysaccharides and metal oxides can be found in this paper, where the authors focus only on research conducted on the association of poly-saccharide and inorganic materials that do not occur naturally in living organisms.

TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of metal oxide MxOy in the presence of a M-free MOF acting partially as a sacrificial template and as a provider of doping metal atom is presented.