Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine
Nanocellulose/nanocarbon composites are newly emerging smart hybrid materials containing cellulose nanoparticles, such as nanofibrils and nanocrystals, and carbon nanoparticles, such as “classical” carbon allotropes (fullerenes, graphene, nanotubes and nanodiamonds), or other car...
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| author | Lucie Bacakova Julia Pajorova Maria Tomkova Roman Matejka Antonin Broz Jana Stepanovska Simon Prazak Anne Skogberg Sanna Siljander Pasi Kallio |
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| description | Nanocellulose/nanocarbon composites are newly emerging smart hybrid materials containing cellulose nanoparticles, such as nanofibrils and nanocrystals, and carbon nanoparticles, such as “classical” carbon allotropes (fullerenes, graphene, nanotubes and nanodiamonds), or other carbon nanostructures (carbon nanofibers, carbon quantum dots, activated carbon and carbon black). The nanocellulose component acts as a dispersing agent and homogeneously distributes the carbon nanoparticles in an aqueous environment. Nanocellulose/nanocarbon composites can be prepared with many advantageous properties, such as high mechanical strength, flexibility, stretchability, tunable thermal and electrical conductivity, tunable optical transparency, photodynamic and photothermal activity, nanoporous character and high adsorption capacity. They are therefore promising for a wide range of industrial applications, such as energy generation, storage and conversion, water purification, food packaging, construction of fire retardants and shape memory devices. They also hold great promise for biomedical applications, such as radical scavenging, photodynamic and photothermal therapy of tumors and microbial infections, drug delivery, biosensorics, isolation of various biomolecules, electrical stimulation of damaged tissues (e.g., cardiac, neural), neural and bone tissue engineering, engineering of blood vessels and advanced wound dressing, e.g., with antimicrobial and antitumor activity. However, the potential cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of the composites and their components must also be taken into account. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d1c61b8d7b54e16a252a731d2ccaf9a2022-12-22T02:34:16ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-01-0110219610.3390/nano10020196nano10020196Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and MedicineLucie Bacakova0Julia Pajorova1Maria Tomkova2Roman Matejka3Antonin Broz4Jana Stepanovska5Simon Prazak6Anne Skogberg7Sanna Siljander8Pasi Kallio9Department of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech RepublicBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33014 Tampere, FinlandAutomation Technology and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 6, 33720 Tampere, FinlandBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33014 Tampere, FinlandNanocellulose/nanocarbon composites are newly emerging smart hybrid materials containing cellulose nanoparticles, such as nanofibrils and nanocrystals, and carbon nanoparticles, such as “classical” carbon allotropes (fullerenes, graphene, nanotubes and nanodiamonds), or other carbon nanostructures (carbon nanofibers, carbon quantum dots, activated carbon and carbon black). The nanocellulose component acts as a dispersing agent and homogeneously distributes the carbon nanoparticles in an aqueous environment. Nanocellulose/nanocarbon composites can be prepared with many advantageous properties, such as high mechanical strength, flexibility, stretchability, tunable thermal and electrical conductivity, tunable optical transparency, photodynamic and photothermal activity, nanoporous character and high adsorption capacity. They are therefore promising for a wide range of industrial applications, such as energy generation, storage and conversion, water purification, food packaging, construction of fire retardants and shape memory devices. They also hold great promise for biomedical applications, such as radical scavenging, photodynamic and photothermal therapy of tumors and microbial infections, drug delivery, biosensorics, isolation of various biomolecules, electrical stimulation of damaged tissues (e.g., cardiac, neural), neural and bone tissue engineering, engineering of blood vessels and advanced wound dressing, e.g., with antimicrobial and antitumor activity. However, the potential cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of the composites and their components must also be taken into account.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/2/196nanofibrillated cellulosecellulose nanocrystalsfullerenesgraphenecarbon nanotubesdiamond nanoparticlessensorsdrug deliverytissue engineeringwound dressing |
| spellingShingle | Lucie Bacakova Julia Pajorova Maria Tomkova Roman Matejka Antonin Broz Jana Stepanovska Simon Prazak Anne Skogberg Sanna Siljander Pasi Kallio Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine Nanomaterials nanofibrillated cellulose cellulose nanocrystals fullerenes graphene carbon nanotubes diamond nanoparticles sensors drug delivery tissue engineering wound dressing |
| title | Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine |
| title_full | Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine |
| title_short | Applications of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Composites: Focus on Biotechnology and Medicine |
| title_sort | applications of nanocellulose nanocarbon composites focus on biotechnology and medicine |
| topic | nanofibrillated cellulose cellulose nanocrystals fullerenes graphene carbon nanotubes diamond nanoparticles sensors drug delivery tissue engineering wound dressing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/2/196 |
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