Qi Yuan, Jing Bian* and Ming-Guo Ma* Pages 8275 - 8295 ( 21 )
Background: Recently, there has been increasing interest in nanomaterials processed using renewable and sustainable resources. Nanocellulose-based materials are of paramount value in the applications of biomedicine owing to their tailorable surface modification, favorable optical transparency, good hydrophilicity, excellent biocompatibility, and outstanding mechanical properties.
Objective: In the review, the recent advancements of nanocellulose, including cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and bacterial cellulose (BC), are summarized, which are promising for biomedical applications.
Results: By discussing different forms (one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D)), the superiority of the nanocellulose-based materials with different constructed structures will be clarified for various biomedical applications, such as biosensing, drug delivery, wound dressing, and tissue engineering.
Conclusion: The challenges and prospects for the future development of nanocellulose- based materials in biomedical applications are also discussed at the end of the review.
Nanocellulose, Properties, Structure, Biomedical applications, One-dimensional, Two-dimensional, Three-dimensional.
Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083