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Applications of functionalized and nanoparticle-modified nanocrystalline cellulose.
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Recent developments in the use of modified NCC for emerging bioapplications, specifically enzyme immobilization, antimicrobial and medical materials, green catalysis, biosensing and controlled drug delivery are reviewed.About:
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Cellulose nanocrystals: synthesis, functional properties, and applications.
Johnsy George,S. N. Sabapathi +1 more
TL;DR: This review aims to collate the knowledge available about the sources, chemical structure, and physical and chemical isolation procedures, as well as describes the mechanical, optical, and rheological properties, of cellulose nanocrystals.
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Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today’s state
Dieter Klemm,Emily D. Cranston,Dagmar Fischer,Miguel Gama,Stephanie A. Kedzior,Dana Kralisch,Friederike Kramer,Tetsuo Kondo,Tom Lindström,Sandor Nietzsche,Katrin Petzold-Welcke,Falk Rauchfuß +11 more
TL;DR: Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale as discussed by the authors, which combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new horizons for materials science and its applications.
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Recent advances in nanocellulose for biomedical applications
Mehdi Jorfi,E. Johan Foster +1 more
TL;DR: This review reflects on recent advancements in the design and fabrication of advanced nanocellulose-based biomaterials that are promising for biomedical applications and discusses material requirements for each application, along with the challenges that the materials might face.
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Nanocellulose properties and applications in colloids and interfaces
Carlos Salas,Tiina Nypelö,Carlos Rodríguez-Abreu,Carlos A. Carrillo,Orlando J. Rojas,Orlando J. Rojas +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce recent advances in the development of cellulose nanomaterials and the construction of high order structures by applying some principles of colloid and interface science.
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Importance of the Support Properties for Immobilization or Purification of Enzymes
José C. S. dos Santos,José C. S. dos Santos,Oveimar Barbosa,Claudia Ortiz,Ángel Berenguer-Murcia,Rafael C. Rodrigues,Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente +6 more
TL;DR: This review will focus its attention on the requirements of a support surface to produce the desired objectives, the ideal physical properties of the matrix, the properties ofThe introduced reactive groups, the best surface activation degree to reach the desired objective, and the Properties of the reactive groups will be discussed.
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Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites
Robert J. Moon,Robert J. Moon,Ashlie Martini,John A. Nairn,John Simonsen,Jeffrey P. Youngblood +5 more
TL;DR: This critical review provides a processing-structure-property perspective on recent advances in cellulose nanoparticles and composites produced from them, and summarizes cellulOSE nanoparticles in terms of particle morphology, crystal structure, and properties.
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Cellulose nanocrystals: chemistry, self-assembly, and applications.
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Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials
D. Klemm,Friederike Kramer,Sebastian Moritz,Tom Lindström,Mikael Ankerfors,Derek G. Gray,Annie Dorris +6 more
TL;DR: This Review assembles the current knowledge on the isolation of microfibrillated cellulose from wood and its application in nanocomposites; the preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose and its use as a reinforcing agent; and the biofabrication of bacterial nanocellulose, as well as its evaluation as a biomaterial for medical implants.
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Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites
Stephen J. Eichhorn,Alain Dufresne,Mirta Ines Aranguren,Norma Esther Marcovich,Jeffrey B. Capadona,Stuart J. Rowan,Christoph Weder,Wim Thielemans,Maren Roman,Scott Renneckar,Wolfgang Gindl,Stefan Veigel,Jozef Keckes,Hiroyuki Yano,Kentaro Abe,Masaya Nogi,Antonio Norio Nakagaito,A. Mangalam,John Simonsen,A. S. Benight,Alexander Bismarck,Lars Berglund,Ton Peijs +22 more
TL;DR: An overview of recent progress in the area of cellulose nanofibre-based nanocomposites is given in this article, with particular emphasis on applications, such as reinforced adhesives, to make optically transparent paper for electronic displays, to create DNA-hybrid materials, to generate hierarchical composites and for use in foams, aerogels and starch nanocom composites.
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