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Ma K, Cheung YH, Kirlikovali KO, Xie H, Idrees KB, Wang X, Islamoglu T, Xin JH, Farha OK. Fibrous Zr-MOF Nanozyme Aerogels with Macro-Nanoporous Structure for Enhanced Catalytic Hydrolysis of Organophosphate Toxins. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2300951. [PMID: 37310697 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with Lewis acid catalytic sites, such as zirconium-based MOFs (Zr-MOFs), comprise a growing class of phosphatase-like nanozymes that can degrade toxic organophosphate pesticides and nerve agents. Rationally engineering and shaping MOFs from as-synthesized powders into hierarchically porous monoliths is essential for their use in emerging applications, such as filters for air and water purification and personal protection gear. However, several challenges still limit the production of practical MOF composites, including the need for sophisticated reaction conditions, low MOF catalyst loadings in the resulting composites, and poor accessibility to MOF-based active sites. To overcome these limitations, a rapid synthesis method is developed to introduce Zr-MOF nanozyme coating into cellulose nanofibers, resulting in the formation of processable monolithic aerogel composites with high MOF loadings. These composites contain Zr-MOF nanozymes embedded in the structure, and hierarchical macro-micro porosity enables excellent accessibility to catalytic active sites. This multifaceted rational design strategy, including the selection of a MOF with many catalytic sites, fine-tuning the coating morphology, and the fabrication of a hierarchically structured monolithic aerogel, renders synergistic effects toward the efficient continuous hydrolytic detoxification of organophosphorus-based nerve agent simulants and pesticides from contaminated water.
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- Kaikai Ma
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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Zhao X, Wang Q, Wang N, Zhu G, Ma J, Lin N. Cellulose nanocrystals-based fluorescent biocarrier binding GAPDH protein with high affinity in cancer-target doxorubicin delivery. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121458. [PMID: 37985075 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have shown immense promise in medical applications, especially in cancer treatment, owing to their excellent biocompatibility and potential for functional modifications. Considering the crucial role of the protein reduced glyceraldehyde-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in cancer progression, we embarked to immobilize CNCs with GAPDH and fluorescent molecules FITC, creating FCNC-G through regioselective modifications. Furthermore, an accelerated proliferation of cancer cells was observed in the presence of FCNC-G. To evaluate the therapeutic potential of FCNC-G, we loaded it with doxorubicin (DOX) to create FCNC-G-D and tested its effect on Hepg2. We observed a significant inhibition of Hepg2 cells exposed to low concentrations of FCNC-G-D. Additionally, mitochondrial dysfunction was detected in Hepg2 and Cal27 cells, treated with FCNC-G-D, but not in A375 cells, further highlighting its selective impact on cancer cells. Given the limitations of DOX in clinical applications, our findings establish a strong foundation for further research on the potential of CNCs grafted with GAPDH as a novel cancer-targeted biocarrier with high affinity. The combination of CNCs unique properties with targeted delivery strategies holds tremendous promise for the development of more effective and safer cancer therapies.
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- Xiaoping Zhao
- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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Gómez Hoyos C, Botero LD, Flórez-Caro A, Velásquez-Cock JA, Zuluaga R. Nanocellulose from Cocoa Shell in Pickering Emulsions of Cocoa Butter in Water: Effect of Isolation and Concentration on Its Stability and Rheological Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4157. [PMID: 37896401 PMCID: PMC10610805 DOI: 10.3390/polym15204157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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There is a growing interest in developing new strategies to completely or partially replace cocoa butter in food and cosmetic products due to its cost and health effects. One of these alternatives is to develop stable emulsions of cocoa butter in water. However, incorporating cocoa butter is challenging as it solidifies and forms crystals, destabilizing the emulsion through arrested coalescence. Prevention against this destabilization mechanism is significantly lower than against coalescence. In this research, the rheological properties of nanocellulose from cocoa shell, a by-product of the chocolate industry, were controlled through isolation treatments to produce nanocellulose with a higher degree of polymerization (DP) and a stronger three-dimensional network. This nanocellulose was used at concentrations of 0.7 and 1.0 wt %, to develop cocoa butter in-water Pickering emulsion using a high shear mixing technique. The emulsions remained stable for more than 15 days. Nanocellulose was characterized using attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), hot water and organic extractives, atomic force microscopy (AFM), degree of polymerization (DP), and rheological analysis. Subsequently, the emulsions were characterized on days 1 and 15 after their preparation through photographs to assess their physical stability. Fluorescent and electronic microscopy, as well as rheological analysis, were used to understand the physical properties of emulsions.
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- Catalina Gómez Hoyos
- Programa de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 N_ 70-01, Medellín 050031, Colombia; (L.D.B.); (A.F.-C.); (J.A.V.-C.)
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- Programa de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 N_ 70-01, Medellín 050031, Colombia; (L.D.B.); (A.F.-C.); (J.A.V.-C.)
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- Programa de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 N_ 70-01, Medellín 050031, Colombia; (L.D.B.); (A.F.-C.); (J.A.V.-C.)
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- Programa de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 N_ 70-01, Medellín 050031, Colombia; (L.D.B.); (A.F.-C.); (J.A.V.-C.)
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 N_ 70-01, Medellín 050031, Colombia;
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Pang J, Mehandzhiyski AY, Zozoulenko I. A computational study of cellulose regeneration: Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 313:120853. [PMID: 37182953 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Understanding the microscopic mechanisms of regeneration of cellulose is prerequisite for engineering and controlling its material properties. In this paper, we performed coarse-grained Martini 3 molecular dynamics simulations of cellulose regeneration at a scale comparable to the experiments. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) curves were monitored to follow the structural changes of regenerated cellulose and trace formation of cellulose sheets and crystallites. The calculated coarse-grained morphologies of regenerated cellulose were backmapped to atomistic ones. After the backmapping we find that the regenerated coarse-grained cellulose structures calculated for both topology parameters of cellulose Iβ and cellulose II/III, are transformed to cellulose II, where the calculated XRD curves exhibit the main peak at approximately 20-21 degrees, corresponding to the (110)/(020) planes of cellulose II. This result is in good quantitative agreement with the available experimental observations.
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- Jiu Pang
- Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Norrköping SE-60174, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Norrköping SE-60174, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Norrköping SE-60174, Sweden.
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Kotov N, Larsson PA, Jain K, Abitbol T, Cernescu A, Wågberg L, Johnson CM. Elucidating the fine-scale structural morphology of nanocellulose by nano infrared spectroscopy. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 302:120320. [PMID: 36604038 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nanoscale infrared (IR) spectroscopy and microscopy, enabling the acquisition of IR spectra and images with a lateral resolution of 20 nm, is employed to chemically characterize individual cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) to elucidate if the CNCs and CNFs consist of alternating crystalline and amorphous domains along the CNF/CNC. The high lateral resolution enables studies of the nanoscale morphology at different domains of the CNFs/CNCs: flat segments, kinks, twisted areas, and end points. The types of nanocellulose investigated are CNFs from tunicate, CNCs from cotton, and anionic and cationic wood-derived CNFs. All nano-FTIR spectra acquired from the different samples and different domains of the individual nanocellulose particles resemble a spectrum of crystalline cellulose, suggesting that the non-crystalline cellulose signal observed in macroscopic measurements of nanocellulose most likely originate from cellulose chains present at the surface of the nanocellulose particles.
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- Nikolay Kotov
- Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 29, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Drottning Kristinas väg 55, SE-114 28 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Neaspec, Attocube systems AG, Eglfinger Weg 2, 85540 Haar, Germany.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 29, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Wang Y, Pääkkönen T, Miikki K, Maina NH, Nieminen K, Zitting A, Penttilä P, Tao H, Kontturi E. Degradation of cellulose polymorphs into glucose by HCl gas with simultaneous suppression of oxidative discoloration. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 302:120388. [PMID: 36604066 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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As cellulose is the main polysaccharide in biomass, its degradation into glucose is a major undertaking in research concerning biofuels and bio-based platform chemicals. Here, we show that pressurized HCl gas is able to efficiently hydrolyze fibers of different crystalline forms (polymorphs) of cellulose when the water content of the fibers is increased to 30-50 wt%. Simultaneously, the harmful formation of strongly chromophoric humins can be suppressed by a simple addition of chlorite into the reaction system. 50-70 % glucose yields were obtained from cellulose I and II polymorphs while >90 % monosaccharide conversion was acquired from cellulose IIIII after a mild post-hydrolysis step. Purification of the products is relatively unproblematic from a gas-solid mixture, and a gaseous catalyst is easier to recycle than the aqueous counterpart. The results lay down a basis for future practical solutions in cellulose hydrolysis where side reactions are controlled, conversion rates are efficient, and the recovery of products and reagents is effortless.
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- Yingfeng Wang
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
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Pawcenis D, Leśniak M, Szumera M, Sitarz M, Profic-Paczkowska J. Effect of hydrolysis time, pH and surfactant type on stability of hydrochloric acid hydrolyzed nanocellulose. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 222:1996-2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Li J, Zhang F, Zhong Y, Zhao Y, Gao P, Tian F, Zhang X, Zhou R, Cullen PJ. Emerging Food Packaging Applications of Cellulose Nanocomposites: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14194025. [PMID: 36235973 PMCID: PMC9572456 DOI: 10.3390/polym14194025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, which is synthesized by plants, bacteria, and animals, with source-dependent properties. Cellulose containing β-1,4-linked D-glucoses further assembles into hierarchical structures in microfibrils, which can be processed to nanocellulose with length or width in the nanoscale after a variety of pretreatments including enzymatic hydrolysis, TEMPO-oxidation, and carboxymethylation. Nanocellulose can be mainly categorized into cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) produced by acid hydrolysis, cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) prepared by refining, homogenization, microfluidization, sonification, ball milling, and the aqueous counter collision (ACC) method, and bacterial cellulose (BC) biosynthesized by the Acetobacter species. Due to nontoxicity, good biodegradability and biocompatibility, high aspect ratio, low thermal expansion coefficient, excellent mechanical strength, and unique optical properties, nanocellulose is utilized to develop various cellulose nanocomposites through solution casting, Layer-by-Layer (LBL) assembly, extrusion, coating, gel-forming, spray drying, electrostatic spinning, adsorption, nanoemulsion, and other techniques, and has been widely used as food packaging material with excellent barrier and mechanical properties, antibacterial activity, and stimuli-responsive performance to improve the food quality and shelf life. Under the driving force of the increasing green food packaging market, nanocellulose production has gradually developed from lab-scale to pilot- or even industrial-scale, mainly in Europe, Africa, and Asia, though developing cost-effective preparation techniques and precisely tuning the physicochemical properties are key to the commercialization. We expect this review to summarise the recent literature in the nanocellulose-based food packaging field and provide the readers with the state-of-the-art of this research area.
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- Jingwen Li
- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Wang J, Han X, Zhang C, Liu K, Duan G. Source of Nanocellulose and Its Application in Nanocomposite Packaging Material: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12183158. [PMID: 36144946 PMCID: PMC9502214 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Food packaging nowadays is not only essential to preserve food from being contaminated and damaged, but also to comply with science develop and technology advances. New functional packaging materials with degradable features will become a hot spot in the future. By far, plastic is the most common packaging material, but plastic waste has caused immeasurable damage to the environment. Cellulose known as a kind of material with large output, wide range sources, and biodegradable features has gotten more and more attention. Cellulose-based materials possess better degradability compared with traditional packaging materials. With such advantages above, cellulose was gradually introduced into packaging field. It is vital to make packaging materials achieve protection, storage, transportation, market, and other functions in the circulation process. In addition, it satisfied the practical value such as convenient sale and environmental protection, reduced cost and maximized sales profit. This review introduces the cellulose resource and its application in composite packaging materials, antibacterial active packaging materials, and intelligent packaging materials. Subsequently, sustainable packaging and its improvement for packaging applications were introduced. Finally, the future challenges and possible solution were provided for future development of cellulose-based composite packaging materials.
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- Jingwen Wang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Correspondence: (X.H.); (C.Z.); (G.D.)
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- Correspondence: (X.H.); (C.Z.); (G.D.)
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Correspondence: (X.H.); (C.Z.); (G.D.)
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Nanoengineering and green chemistry-oriented strategies toward nanocelluloses for protein sensing. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 308:102758. [PMID: 36037672 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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As one of the most important functional organic macromolecules of life, proteins not only participate in the cell metabolism and gene regulation, they also earnestly protect the body's immunity system, leading to a powerful biological shield and homeostasis. Advances in nanomaterials are boosting the significant progress in various applications, including the sensing and examination of proteins in trace amount. Nanocellulose-oriented protein sensing is at the forefront of this revolution. The inherent feature of high biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, high specific area, good durability and marketability endow nanocellulose with great superiority in protein sensing. Here, we highlight the recent progress of protein sensing using nanocellulose as the biosensor in trace amount. Besides, various kinds of construction strategies for nanocelluloses-based biosensors are discussed in detail, to enhance the agility and accuracy of clinical/medical diagnostics. Finally, several challenges in the approbatory identification of new approaches for the marketization of biomedical sensing that need further expedition in the future are highlighted.
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Guccini V, Yu S, Meng Z, Kontturi E, Demmel F, Salazar-Alvarez G. The Impact of Surface Charges of Carboxylated Cellulose Nanofibrils on the Water Motions in Hydrated Films. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:3104-3115. [PMID: 35786867 PMCID: PMC9364319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) with carboxylated surface ligands are a class of materials with tunable surface functionality, good mechanical properties, and bio-/environmental friendliness. They have been used in many applications as scaffold, reinforcing, or functional materials, where the interaction between adsorbed moisture and the CNF could lead to different properties and structures and become critical to the performance of the materials. In this work, we exploited multiple experimental methods to study the water movement in hydrated films made of carboxylated CNFs prepared by TEMPO oxidation with two different surface charges of 600 and 1550 μmol·g-1. A combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) shows that both the surface charge of a single fibril and the films' network structure contribute to the moisture uptake. The films with 1550 μmol·g-1 surface charges take up twice the amount of moisture per unit mass, leading to the formation of nanostructures with an average radius of gyration of 2.1 nm. Via the nondestructive quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS), a faster motion is explained as a localized movement of water molecules inside confined spheres, and a slow diffusive motion is found with the diffusion coefficient close to bulk water at room temperature via a random jump diffusion model and regardless of the surface charge in films made from CNFs.
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- Valentina Guccini
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden.,Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, Aalto 00076, Finland
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden.,Smart Materials, Division of Bioeconomy and Health, RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Drottning Kristinas väg 61, Stockholm 114 86, Sweden
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, Aalto 00076, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, Aalto 00076, Finland
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 35, Uppsala SE-751 03, Sweden.,Center for Neutron Scattering, Uppsala University, Box 35, Uppsala SE-751 03, Sweden
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Li J, Liu D, Li J, Yang F, Sui G, Dong Y. Fabrication and Properties of Tree-Branched Cellulose Nanofibers (CNFs) via Acid Hydrolysis Assisted with Pre-Disintegration Treatment. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12122089. [PMID: 35745437 PMCID: PMC9230376 DOI: 10.3390/nano12122089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this paper, the novel morphology of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) with a unique tree-branched structure was discovered by using acid hydrolysis assisted with pre-disintegration treatment from wood pulps. For comparison, the pulps derived from both softwood and hardwood were utilized to extract nanocellulose in order to validate the feasibility of proposed material fabrication technique. The morphology, crystalline structures, chemical structures, and thermal stability of nanocellulose were characterized by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), as well as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Prior to acid hydrolysis, softwood and hardwood pulps underwent the disintegration treatment in the fiber dissociator. It has been found that nanocellulose derived from disintegrated pulps possesses much longer fiber length (approximately 5-6 μm) and more evident tree-branched structures along with lower degree of crystallinity when compared with those untreated counterparts. The maximum mass loss rate of CNFs takes place at the temperature level of approximately 225 °C, and appears to be higher than that of cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs), which might be attributed to an induced impact of amorphous content. On the other hand, disintegration treatment is quite beneficial to the enhancement of tensile strength of nanocellulose films. This study elaborates a new route of material fabrication toward the development of well-tailored tree-branched CNFs in order to broaden the potential widespread applications of nanocellulose with diverse morphological structures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Li
- Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; (J.L.); (F.Y.); (G.S.)
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; (J.L.); (F.Y.); (G.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-24-83970093
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- Engineering Center of National New Raw Material Base Construction of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110031, China;
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- Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; (J.L.); (F.Y.); (G.S.)
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; (J.L.); (F.Y.); (G.S.)
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- School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;
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Lourençon T, Altgen M, Pääkkönen T, Guccini V, Penttilä P, Kontturi E, Rautkari L. Effect of Moisture on Polymer Deconstruction in HCl Gas Hydrolysis of Wood. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:7074-7083. [PMID: 35252698 PMCID: PMC8892909 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The HCl gas system previously used to produce cellulose nanocrystals was applied on Scots pine wood, aiming at a controlled deconstruction of its macrostructure while understanding the effect on its microstructure. The HCl gas treatments resulted in a well-preserved cellular structure of the wood. Differences in wood initial moisture content (iMC) prior to HCl gas treatment played a key role in hydrolysis rather than the studied range of exposure time to the acidic gas. Higher iMCs were correlated with a higher degradation of hemicellulose, while crystalline cellulose microfibrils were not largely affected by the treatments. Remarkably, the hydrogen-deuterium exchange technique showed an increase in accessible OH group concentration at higher iMCs, despite the additional loss in hemicelluloses. Unrelated to changes in the accessible OH group concentration, the HCl gas treatment reduced the concentration of absorbed D2O molecules.
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- Tainise Lourençon
- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
- Department
of Biology, Institute of Wood Science, Universität
Hamburg, Leuschnerstraße
91c, DE-21031 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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The Role of Eucalyptus Species on the Structural and Thermal Performance of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Isolated by Acid Hydrolysis. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030423. [PMID: 35160413 PMCID: PMC8840396 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are attractive materials due to their renewable nature, high surface-to-volume ratio, crystallinity, biodegradability, anisotropic performance, or available hydroxyl groups. However, their source and obtaining pathway determine their subsequent performance. This work evaluates cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) obtained from four different eucalyptus species by acid hydrolysis, i.e., E. benthamii, E. globulus, E. smithii, and the hybrid En × Eg. During preparation, CNCs incorporated sulphate groups to their structures, which highlighted dissimilar reactivities, as given by the calculated sulphate index (0.21, 0.97, 0.73 and 0.85, respectively). Although the impact of the incorporation of sulphate groups on the crystalline structure was committed, changes in the hydrophilicity and water retention ability or thermal stability were observed. These effects were also corroborated by the apparent activation energy during thermal decomposition obtained through kinetic analysis. Low-sulphated CNCs (E. benthamii) involved hints of a more crystalline structure along with less water retention ability, higher thermal stability, and greater average apparent activation energy (233 kJ·mol−1) during decomposition. Conversely, the high-sulphated species (E. globulus) involved higher reactivity during preparation that endorsed a little greater water retention ability and lower thermal stability, with subsequently less average apparent activation energy (185 kJ·mol−1). The E. smithii (212 kJ·mol−1) and En × Eg (196 kJ·mol−1) showed an intermediate behavior according to their sulphate index.
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Li H, Wang Y, Ye M, Zhang X, Zhang H, Wang G, Zhang Y. Hierarchically porous poly(amidoxime)/bacterial cellulose composite aerogel for highly efficient scavenging of heavy metals. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 600:752-763. [PMID: 34051463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Developing cheap, green, efficient and renewable adsorbents to address the issue of heavy metal pollution is highly desired for satisfying the requirements of economy sustainability and water security. Herein, a composite aerogel composed of bacterial cellulose (BC) and poly(amidoxime) (PAO) has been fabricated via a facile and scalable self-assembly and in situ oximation transformation for heavy metals removal. Benefiting from the unique three-dimensional (3D) interconnected porous architecture and high density of amidoxime functional moieties, the developed PAO/BC composite aerogel is capable of efficiently sequestrating heavy metals with exceptional sorption capacities, e.g. 571.5 mg g-1 for Pb2+, 509.2 mg g-1 for Cu2+, 494 mg g-1 for Zn2+, 457.2 mg g-1 for Mn2+, and 382.3 mg g-1 for Cd2+, outperforming most reported nano-adsorbents. Meanwhile, the sorption equilibrium for the investigated five heavy metals is achieved within 25 min with high removal efficiencies. Significantly, the developed PAO/BC composite aerogels possess superior reusability performance. Furthermore, the PAO/BC aerogels-packed column can continuously and effectively treat the simulated wastewater with multiple heavy metals coexisting to below the threshold value in the drinking water recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), highlighting its feasibility in the complex environmental water.
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- Huaimeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
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