We investigated the autonomous bottom-up fabrication of three-dimensional honeycomb cellulose structures, using Gluconacetobacter xylinus as a bacterial nanoengine, on cellulose honeycomb templates prepared by casting water-in-oil emulsions on glass substrates (Kasai and Kondo, Macromol. Biosci., 4, 17-21, 2004). The template film had a unique molecular orientation state along the honeycomb fra...

Environmental concerns have led to a rapid growing interest in replacing traditional petroleum-based technology with more green alternatives. Cellulose, one of the main components in plants, is a biodegradable and renewable recourse. The use of cellulose fibers, instead of traditional fibers such as glass and carbon, offers a way to make more environmental friendly biocomposites. By replacing t...

In many areas of science and technology, patterned films and surfaces play a key role in engineering and development of advanced materials. Here, we introduce a new generic technique for the fabrication of polysaccharide nano-structures via focused electron beam induced conversion (FEBIC). For the proof of principle, organosoluble trimethylsilyl-cellulose (TMSC) thin films have been deposited b...

The purpose of this study was to develop a new use for microbial cellulose produced by the bacterium, Acetobacter xylinum. There is a potential application of bacterial cellulose to construct a nano-scale laminar flow reactor. Small particles (i.e. enzymes or solid phase reactants) can be embedded in a growing cellulose matrix with geographic specificity. A fluid containing a substrate can then...

In this study, we solely focused on the isolation of nano cellulose from the teak wood by adopting pulping and acid hydrolysis. Top down method is carried out in the extraction of Cellulosic nano fibrils. The removal of non-cellulosic constituents is monitored by FTIR-ATR and UV-Vis DRS Spectroscopic techniques throughout the isolation process. The acidic hydrolysis is applied to extract the na...

Bagasse is a fibrous material obtained after crushing sugarcane to extract its juice. this bagasse can be utilized produce cellulose nano-crystals for various applications. Researchers have been studying the manufacturing of nano-cellulose-based products and food packaging films. evolution environmentally friendly ecologically balanced materials has gotten lot interest as potential solution par...

Cellulose insulation paper is the main component of oil-paper systems in oil-immersed transformers. However, poor thermal conductivity and stability cellulose can lead to ageing. It critical address this issue by improving performance cellulose, nano-SiC-modified models were established molecular simulation, while nano-SiC composite papersheets prepared based on simulation results, effects diff...

Natural fibers such as kenaf have been studied extensively as a reinforcing phase and received major attention recently due to their renewability, biodegradability, and high strength comparable to other synthetic fibers. In this study, nano-crystalline cellulose (NCC) was produced from kenaf core wood using the acid hydrolysis method. Kenaf core was alkali treated with a 4 wt% of sodium hydroxi...

improvement of the physical and mechanical properties of paper in the discussion of the application is very important. in order to fulfill this purpose, conventional processing techniques such as filtering and addition of long fibers and other chemicals such as additive resistors for dry and wet the pulp have been used. one of the methods to improve the physical and mechanical properties of pap...