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Production of nanocrystalline cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass: Technology and applications by Brinchi, L., Cotana, F., Fortunati, E., Kenny, J.M.

“…► This work provides an up-to date review on methods for extraction of NCC. ► A special focus is devoted to the use of lignocellulosic biomass as starting…”
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Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review by Armentano, I., Dottori, M., Fortunati, E., Mattioli, S., Kenny, J.M.

“…Nanocomposites have emerged in the last two decades as an efficient strategy to upgrade the structural and functional properties of synthetic polymers…”
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Multifunctional PLA–PHB/cellulose nanocrystal films: Processing, structural and thermal properties by Arrieta, M.P., Fortunati, E., Dominici, F., Rayón, E., López, J., Kenny, J.M.

“…•Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were successfully synthesized and modified.•Synthesized cellulose nanocrystals were successfully incorporated in a PLA-PHB…”
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Effects of modified cellulose nanocrystals on the barrier and migration properties of PLA nano-biocomposites by Fortunati, E., Peltzer, M., Armentano, I., Torre, L., Jiménez, A., Kenny, J.M.

“…► PLA nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose were developed for packaging applications. ► The effect of cellulose modification and percentage in PLA…”
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Investigation of thermo-mechanical, chemical and degradative properties of PLA-limonene films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from Phormium tenax leaves by Fortunati, E., Luzi, F., Puglia, D., Dominici, F., Santulli, C., Kenny, J.M., Torre, L.

“…[Display omitted] •Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were successfully extracted from Phormium tenax leaves.•Limonene was used as plasticizer for poly(lactic acid)…”
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PVA bio-nanocomposites: A new take-off using cellulose nanocrystals and PLGA nanoparticles by Rescignano, N., Fortunati, E., Montesano, S., Emiliani, C., Kenny, J.M., Martino, S., Armentano, I.

“…•Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized.•Ternary poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposites with CNC and PLGA NPs were…”
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Recent Advances in Clay/Polymer Nanocomposites by Bitinis, N., Hernandez, M., Verdejo, R., Kenny, J. M., Lopez-Manchado, M. A.

“…Smectite clays (e.g. montmorillonite), belonging to the structural family called 2:1 phyllosilicates, are the main choice for designing polymer nanocomposites…”
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Nano-biocomposite films with modified cellulose nanocrystals and synthesized silver nanoparticles by Fortunati, E., Rinaldi, S., Peltzer, M., Bloise, N., Visai, L., Armentano, I., Jiménez, A., Latterini, L., Kenny, J.M.

“…•Ternary PLA nano-biocomposites with synthesized cellulose and silver were developed.•The functionalization of the CNC surface favoured its dispersion in the…”
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Cellulose nanocrystals extracted from okra fibers in PVA nanocomposites by Fortunati, E., Puglia, D., Monti, M., Santulli, C., Maniruzzaman, M., Kenny, J. M.

“…Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were extracted from okra bahmia (Abelmoschus Esculentus) bast fibers and inserted in different tenors (1, 2, 5, and 10 wt %) as…”
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Thermally-activated shape memory behaviour of bionanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals by Navarro-Baena, I, Kenny, J. M, Peponi, L

“…Bionanocomposites with thermally-activated shape memory ability have been designed based on a synthesized poly(ester-urethane) matrix reinforced with both neat…”
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Binary PVA bio-nanocomposites containing cellulose nanocrystals extracted from different natural sources: Part I by Fortunati, E., Puglia, D., Luzi, F., Santulli, C., Kenny, J.M., Torre, L.

“…•Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were extracted from natural Phormium tenax and Flax.•CNC were also extracted from commercial microcrystalline cellulose for…”
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Microstructure and nonisothermal cold crystallization of PLA composites based on silver nanoparticles and nanocrystalline cellulose by Fortunati, E., Armentano, I., Zhou, Q., Puglia, D., Terenzi, A., Berglund, L.A., Kenny, J.M.

“…Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) based high performance nanocomposites, were prepared using an innovative combination of nanocrystalline cellulose and silver…”
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Development and thermal behaviour of ternary PLA matrix composites by Fortunati, E., Armentano, I., Iannoni, A., Kenny, J.M.

“…Biodegradable PLA composites were prepared using microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles. The main objective of the present study is to…”
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Drying and redispersion of plant cellulose nanofibers for industrial applications: a review by Posada, P., Velásquez-Cock, J., Gómez-Hoyos, C., Serpa Guerra, A. M., Lyulin, S. V., Kenny, J. M., Gañán, P., Castro, C., Zuluaga, R.

“…The broad range of applications of cellulose (CNFs) nanofibers derived from plant sources has promoted different strategies for their production and…”
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New multifunctional poly(lactide acid) composites: Mechanical, antibacterial, and degradation properties by Fortunati, E., Armentano, I., Iannoni, A., Barbale, M., Zaccheo, S., Scavone, M., Visai, L., Kenny, J. M.

“…The aim of this work was to study the effect of the innovative combination of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and silver nanoparticles (Ag) on the poly…”
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Effect of temperature and nanoparticle type on hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites by Fukushima, K., Tabuani, D., Dottori, M., Armentano, I., Kenny, J.M., Camino, G.

“…PLA and its nanocomposite films based on modified montmorillonite (CLO30B) or fluorohectorite (SOM MEE) and unmodified sepiolite (SEPS9) were processed at a…”
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Effect of cellulose nanocrystals on the properties of pea starch–poly(vinyl alcohol) blend films by Cano, A, Fortunati, E, Cháfer, M, González-Martínez, C, Chiralt, A, Kenny, J. M

“…Incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to pea starch–poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) (1:2 ratio) blend films was carried out in order to improve their…”
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Thermal and mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes–polypropylene composites prepared by melt processing by Manchado, M.A. López, Valentini, L., Biagiotti, J., Kenny, J.M.

“…In this work well uniform dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was achieved by shear mixing. The results…”
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Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Phormium tenax Fibres by Fortunati, E., Puglia, D., Monti, M., Peponi, L., Santulli, C., Kenny, J. M., Torre, L.

“…Cellulose nanocrystals with an acicular structure ranged from 100 to 200 nm in length and 15 nm in width were extracted from Phormium tenax leaf fibres by acid…”
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PLGA/Ag nanocomposites: in vitro degradation study and silver ion release by Fortunati, E., Latterini, L., Rinaldi, S., Kenny, J. M., Armentano, I.

“…New nanocomposite films based on a biodegradable poly (DL-Lactide-co-Glycolide) copolymer (PLGA) and different concentration of silver nanoparticles (Ag) were…”
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