A review on cellulose nanocrystals as promising biocompounds for the synthesis of nanocomposite hydrogels

Nanocellulose: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

“…The search of novel applications and improving the properties of the current nanocellulose-based materials are crucial driving forces for research and development (R&D) in various research groups and increasingly in companies. It can be seen that several literature review articles have been published during the last few years and most of them focused on the production of nanocelluloses, their modification and applications (Dufresne, 2019;He et al, 2019;Karimian et al, 2019;Kim J. H. et al, 2019;Luo et al, 2019;Miao and Hamad, 2019;Naz et al, 2019;Park et al, 2019;Salimi et al, 2019;Shojaeiarani et al, 2019;Tan et al, 2019;Younas et al, 2019;Köse et al, 2020;Mokhena and John, 2020;Moohan et al, 2020;Tong et al, 2020). Certain recent findings and advances have not been enough addressed in previous publications, while here, we concisely provide some of the most recent applications of nanocellulose (NC), especially cellulose nanocrystals (CNC).…”

Naturally derived nano- and micro-drug delivery vehicles: halloysite, vaterite and nanocellulose

“…Shojaeiarani et al suggested the general classification of CNC containing hydrogels into two main groups with respect to their forms; the groups are bulk and injectable hydrogels. 154 The bulk hydrogels are prepared by free-radical polymerization of monomeric units with crosslinking agents to form threedimensional structures. In turn, injectable hydrogels appear as polymer solutions with the ability to gel after injection, for instance, under physiological conditions.…”

Flexible Freestanding MoO3−x–Carbon Nanotubes–Nanocellulose Paper Electrodes for Charge‐Storage Applications

“…Cellulose is a sustainable and biodegradable material, as well as the most abundant natural polymer, and it can be extracted from wood, algae, and bacteria . Cellulose can be used in many applications, including water purification, fire‐retardants, and paper manufacturing .…”

“…Cellulose is a sustainable and biodegradable material, as well as the most abundant natural polymer, and it can be extracted from wood, algae, and bacteria . Cellulose can be used in many applications, including water purification, fire‐retardants, and paper manufacturing . In the last few years, nanocellulose has been used to fabricate paper‐based flexible electrodes for energy‐storage applications, owing to its resource abundance, high mechanical flexibility, and excellent solution processability .…”

“…[10,[12][13][14][15][16] Cellulose can be used in many applications,i ncludingw ater purification, fire-retardants,a nd paper manufacturing. [13,14] In the last few years, nanocellulose has been used to fabricate paper-basedf lexible electrodes for energy-storagea pplications, owing to its resource abundance,high mechanical flexibility,and excellent solution processability. [10,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Although many methods have been used to preparep aper-basede lectrodes, including printing methods, vaporization methods, and vacuum-filtration methods, [17,22] Wang et al [23,24] recently introduced ar obust Herein, ao ne-step synthesis protocol was developed for synthesizing freestanding/flexible paper electrodes composed of nanostructured molybdenum oxide (MoO 3Àx )e mbedded in a carbon nanotube (CNT) and Cladophora cellulose (CC) matrix.…”