Cellulose-Based Functional Materials: Preparation and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2026) | Viewed by 919
Editors
Interests: biorefinery; enzyme immobilization; byproducts; biomaterials
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Interests: active edible films; essential oil; mesoporous silica nanoparticles; nanocellulose; biodegradability; edible coating; chitosan; food preservation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to cover the latest breakthroughs in designing, fabricating, and applying advanced materials derived from cellulose. As the most abundant natural polymer, cellulose offers unparalleled potential for developing sustainable, high-performance functional materials. This collection seeks to capture the progress made in transforming cellulose through innovative techniques—including nanofabrication, chemical functionalization, and hybrid composite assembly—to unlock novel properties such as stimuli responsiveness, conductivity, antimicrobial activity, and enhanced mechanical strength.
Contributions will span novel synthesis and processing routes, the characterization of unique functional properties (e.g., self-healing, selectivity), and demonstrations in fields ranging from biomedicine to energy and environmental engineering. This Special Issue aims to showcase the expanding toolbox for cellulose modification, highlight how functionality and environmental responsibility can be synergistically achieved, and underscore cellulose's growing role in advanced material science.
Dr. Aldo Amaro-Reyes
Prof. Dr. Carlos Regalado-González
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cellulose
- nanomaterials
- smart materials
- composite
- functional materials
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