Non-Invasive, Non-Enzymatic, Non-Serodiagnostic, and Home-Detecting Paper-Based “Abnormal UA Alarm” for Early Diagnosis of UA Associated Diseases
Available online 30 June 2025
Uric acid (UA) level is a pivotal clinical human-health biomarker providing predictive feedback for multitudinous well-known kidney, cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome diseases. Off-the-shelf UA...
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Antibacterial and biodegradable bandage with exudate absorption and smart monitoring for chronic wound management
Available online 8 June 2025
Despite the promising potential of smart bandages in wound care, the lack of effective integration among infection control, exudate management, and real-time wound monitoring remains a major obstacle...
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Cyanobacteria: Photosynthetic cell factories for biofuel production
May 2025
Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic prokaryotes that perform oxygenic photosynthesis through photo oxidation of water. They have been widely used as model organisms for studying photosynthesis. In recent...
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Integration of biopolymers in polyacrylic acid hydrogels: Innovations and applications in bioresources and bioproducts
May 2025
The development of sustainable biomaterials has recently attracted great interest in the fields of flexible electronics and biosensing hydrogels. Hydrogels are a class of three-dimensional spatial network...
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Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activities of polysaccharides from Russula vinosa lindblad extracted using KOH
May 2025
Russula vinosa Lindblad (R. vinosa Lindblad) is a nutrient-rich wild edible fungus, abundant in carbohydrates. In this study, two polysaccharides (Russula polysaccharides extracted from 1% KOH (RP-1)...
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Enhanced performance and reprocessability in polypropylene-lignin blends through plasma treatment
May 2025
In this work, a new compatibilization strategy for polypropylene-lignin blends was presented, which did not rely on the use of solvents or other chemicals. Soda lignin was subjected to plasma treatment...
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Self-densified super-strong wood
May 2025
Lightweight structural materials with high strength and toughness are highly desirable for many advanced applications. Wood, as a sustainable structural material, is widely used in engineering due to...
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Eco‐friendly innovation: Industrial‐scale all‐natural bamboo drinking straw inspired by bamboo's flexibility and toughness
May 2025
Disposable plastic straws are small, lightweight, and non-degradable, making them rarely recycled and causing severe environmental pollution. However, the search for suitable alternatives, balancing...
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Pushing temperature boundaries in wood-plastic composites’ manufacturing by transdisciplinary paradigm shift: Novel functionalities, higher resource efficiency, and extended application range
May 2025
Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) combine the advantages of plastics and lumber, however, their progress is slowed by limitations resulting from the properties of plant-based materials (PBMs), the most...
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Robust MXene aerogel assisted by cellulose nanofiber for efficient crude oil spill remediation
May 2025
Efficient cleanup of crude oil continues to be a global challenge owing to its inherent high viscosity, which makes it difficult to remove with conventional porous adsorbents. Here, a novel multifunctional...
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Immobilized enzyme microreactor system with bamboo-based cellulose nanofibers for efficient biotransformation of phytochemicals
May 2025
The enzyme immobilization technique has been widely applied in biotechnology, biomedicine, and environmental remediation. In this research, carboxylated bamboo-based cellulose nanofibers (BCNFs) were...
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Achieving significant mechanical improvement of chitosan aerogel with embedding or bridging structures mediated by size-dependent silk microfibers
May 2025
Building high-performance aerogels with biomass-derived rather than fossil-derived polymers is an eco-friendlier option given the increasingly serious sustainability issues. Chitosan (CS) aerogels with...
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Splitting the difference: Genetically-tunable mycelial films using natural genetic variations in schizophyllum commune
Available online 25 May 2025
Fungal mycelium, renowned for its robust fiber structure, is gaining widespread attention as a sustainable alternative to traditional plastics and textiles. Strain optimization offers the opportunity...
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Fabricating ultra-robust hydrogels with adhesive properties by restraining crack propagation with bamboo cellulose-based carbon nanomaterials
Available online 14 May 2025
The bamboo fiber functionalized with phthalic anhydride underwent carbonization, yielding bamboo cellulose-derived carbon nanomaterials (C-BCN). These C-BCN were subsequently integrated into an acrylamide...
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Lateral resistance performance of wood-frame shear walls with wooden nail connections: Experimental and finite element analysis
Available online 13 May 2025
Modern architecture and engineering increasingly favor timber structures due to their sustainability. Wooden nails, as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional metal connectors, offer promising potential...
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Sustainable Anti-Fibrillation and Multifunction Enhancement of Lyocell Fabric via Electrostatic Adsorption and Discontinuous Membrane Formation
Available online 11 May 2025
Lyocell is a type of regenerated cellulose fiber with an eco-friendly production process and desirable properties. However, it is susceptible to fibrillation, which often results in pilling and diminished...
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Kraft lignin as wet-strength and wet-stiffness additives for molded pulp materials
Available online 10 May 2025
Derived from renewable resources, cellulose based materials are gaining new importance due to their recyclability and biodegradability. Still, one fundamental challenge is their high sensitivity to...
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Anion exchangers prepared from graft polymerisation of microfibrillated cellulose using the reactive ionic liquid
Available online 22 April 2025
Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) was functionalised using a reactive ionic liquid monomer, i.e., glycidyltriethylammonium chloride (GTEAC), via chain-growth polymerisation, resulting in a novel cationic...
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge for circular bioeconomy: Focus on lignocellulose wastes, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals
Available online 6 March 2025
The rapid increase in sewage sludge (SS) generation from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has become a pressing global environmental challenge. The SS contains a wide variety of pollutants, including...
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Enhancing compatibility and biodegradability of polylactic acid/biomass composites through torrefaction of forest residue
February 2025
This study investigated the effects of torrefaction on forest residue (FR) and its subsequent application as a bulk-loading filler in polylactic acid (PLA) composites. Torrefaction enhanced the chemical...
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A lignin-based controlled/sustained release hydrogel by integrating mechanical strengthening and bioactivities of lignin
February 2025
The favorable antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of lignin have been shown to promote wound healing. However, the accumulation of lignin in high concentrations in the body brings about varying...
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Remediation and resource utilization of Cr(Ⅲ), Al(Ⅲ) and Zr(Ⅳ)-containing tannery effluent based on chitosan-carboxymethyl cellulose aerogel
February 2025
Composite aerogel based on sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMCNa) and chitosan (CS), i.e., CS/CMCNa, was prepared through a sol-gel method. Then, CS/CMCNa was used for simulating the adsorption of metal...
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Disassembly, refinement, and reassembly: From ancient papermaking to modern materials processing
February 2025
Papermaking, a cornerstone of human civilization and one of China's Four Great Inventions, exemplifies the enduring legacy of ancient ingenuity in shaping modern materials science. Originating from...
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Environmental Impacts on Plant Cell Wall Lignification
February 2025
Lignin is a natural resource used for energy production and a widely applied basis in the chemical industry. Physiological and wood anatomical evidence now suggests that the degree of lignin deposition...
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