Maria Helena Godinho

TL;DR: The results obtained are comparable to ones produced for conventional cellulose paper, marking this out as a promising approach for attaining high-performance disposable electronics such as paper displays, smart labels, smart packaging, RFID (radio-frequency identification) and point-of-care systems for self-analysis in bioscience applications, among others.

TL;DR: A new photonic structure is produced from cellulose nanocrystal iridescent films reflecting both right and left circularly polarized light that is reversibly tuned by the application of an electric field or a temperature variation.

TL;DR: Five sections describe cellulose-based materials with characteristics that are inspired by gratings that exist on the petals of the plants, structurally colored materials, helical filaments produced by plants, water-responsive materials in plants, and environmental stimuli-responsive tissues found in insects and plants.

TL;DR: A new generation of functional stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels able to self-shape (shape-memory) and/or self-repair is focused on, which could be considered as the closing loop for smart polymeric gels.

TL;DR: In this paper, small amounts of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) rods in the precursor liquid-crystalline solutions do not disturb the optical properties of the solutions but enhance the mechanical characteristics of the films and affects their iridescence.