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Nanocellulose: a new ageless bionanomaterial

Alain Dufresne
- 01 Jun 2013 - 
- Vol. 16, Iss: 6, pp 220-227
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In this paper, the hierarchical structure of cellulose is exploited to extract nanoparticles from this naturally occurring polymer, which can be used for the processing of polymer nanocomposites.
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This article is published in Materials Today.The article was published on 2013-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1211 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanocellulose & Polymer nanocomposite.

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Nanocellulose in biomedicine: Current status and future prospect

TL;DR: The advancement of nanocellulose-based biomedical materials is summarized and discussed on the analysis of latest studies (especially reports from the past five years) and focused topics for nano cellulose in biomedicine research in this article are discussed.
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Nanocellulose, a Versatile Green Platform: From Biosources to Materials and Their Applications

TL;DR: Nanocellulose has excellent strength, high Young's modulus, biocompatibility, and tunable self-assembly, thixotropic, and photonic properties, which are essential for the applications of this material.
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A review on modification methods to cellulose-based adsorbents to improve adsorption capacity

TL;DR: It is evident from the literature survey presented herein that modified cellulose-based adsorbents exhibit good potential for the removal of various aquatic pollutants, however, still there is a need to find out the practical utility of these adsorbent on a commercial scale, leading to the improvement of pollution control.
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Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

TL;DR: This review addresses the recent progress in the production methodologies of cellulose nanocrystals, covering principal cellulose resources and the main processes used for its isolation.
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Cellulose nanocrystals and related nanocomposites: Review of some properties and challenges

TL;DR: A review of cellulose chemically extracted nanocrystals can be found in this article, where the authors provide an overview about several aspects that involve this material, including sources, properties, challenges, and perspectives.
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