Emerging developments on nanocellulose as liquid crystals: a biomimetic approach

• Main Authors: Thiruganasambanthan, Theivasanthi, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Norrrahim, Mohd. Nor Faiz, Thiagamani, Senthil Muthu Kumar, Siengchin, Suchart, Mohamad Misenan, Muhammad Syukri, Ahmad Farid, Mohammed Abdillah, Norizan, Mohd. Nurazzi, Muhammad Rizal, Muhammad Asyraf, Syed Zakaria, Sharifah Zarina, Razman, Muhammad Rizal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103777/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2022_EmergingDevelopmentsonNanocelluloseasLiquid.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/103777/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14081546

Biomimetics is the field of obtaining ideas from nature that can be applied in science, engineering, and medicine. The usefulness of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and their excellent characteristics in biomimetic applications are exciting and promising areas of present and future research. CNCs are b...