Recent Advances in Functional Materials through Cellulose Nanofiber Templating

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is a postdoctoral research associate in the Manufacturing Science Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She received her B.A. (2015) from Illinois Wesleyan University and Ph.D. (2019) in organic chemistry from the University of South Carolina, where her research focused on macromolecular engineering of biomass polymers. Her current research interests include development of novel polymeric materials for a range of applications including composite materials, biopolymers, polymer upcycling, and stimuli-responsive materials. Nathalie Lavoine is an assistant professor of Renewable Materials Science in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Her research activities investigate the structure-processing-properties relationships of renewable nanotechnology for sustainable design and processing of advanced sustainable materials from the biomass, as crucial alternatives to fossil-fuel-based plastics. She received her Ph.D. in 2013 at the Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Sciences and Graphic Arts (LGP2), in France. She did two postdoctoral experiences, one at the University of Tokyo (Japan), as part of the research group of Prof. Isogai (2014-2016); the other at Stockholm University (Sweden) in the research group of Prof. Bergstrom (2016-2018).

Biopolymer‐Templated Deposition of Ordered and Polymorph Titanium Dioxide Thin Films for Improved Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensitivity

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Super‐Strong and Super‐Stiff Chitosan Filaments with Highly Ordered Hierarchical Structure

“…[1][2][3] Advanced materials derived from renewable and sustainable biomass, such as cellulose, chitin, and starch, have gained immense attention because of their non-petroleum origin, environmentally friendliness, and carbon-neutral characteristics. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose on earth and is found cost and recycling of lithium and ionic liquids hamper their practical application for preparing chitosan fibers. Therefore, the development of green solvents and energy-saving methods for chitosan dissolution and the further improvement of the mechanical properties of chitosan fibers are still great challenges in realizing their practical applications.…”

“…[ 1–3 ] Advanced materials derived from renewable and sustainable biomass, such as cellulose, chitin, and starch, have gained immense attention because of their non‐petroleum origin, environmentally friendliness, and carbon‐neutral characteristics. [ 4–9 ] Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose on earth and is found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans, the endoskeleton of squids, and the skeleton of diatoms. These organisms produce ≈100 billion t/a of chitin through biosynthesis.…”

Solvent-Assisted Fractionation of Oligomeric Cellulose and Reversible Transformation of Cellulose II and IV

“…Cellulose occurs in nature as high molecular weight semicrystalline polymers that exhibits high strength and durability, good thermal stability, and excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, 1,2 and finds wide applications from conventional structural materials to novel functional materials in membranes, electronics, elastomers, foams, hydrogels and aerogels. [3][4][5][6][7] However, the full potential of cellulose…”