“…Within the glucose repeat units of cellulose, the C2–C3 bonds can be broken by periodate oxidation, forming 2,3-dialdehyde groups. − The resulting product is commonly referred to as dialdehyde cellulose (DAC), and the aldehyde groups can be further transformed into carboxylic groups, − primary alcohols, , or imine groups. ,− Imine groups are formed through the Schiff base reaction between the aldehyde groups on DACs and the amine groups on the other reactants. These imine groups and the resulting Schiff base can also be reduced to new amines. ,,,,, Cystamine has been used to cross-link DAC materials by forming Schiff bases with the two amino groups on its two ends. ,− The resulting DAC hydrogels were demonstrated to be redox- and pH stimuli-responsive ,,, and have demonstrated self-healing abilities. , All the previous work focused on the properties of cysCNC hydrogels; however, research on the properties of dried cysCNC aerogels or the application of cysCNCs in Pickering emulsions is still lacking.…”