How to watch plant cells build a cell wall without killing them
Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose ...
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Cellulose Nano Crystals: An Alternative to Fossil Fuels
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are strong, biodegradable, and derived from plant biomass. Explore how they’re made and their ...
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Japan accelerates hunt for plastics that rapidly biodegrade in the ocean
The other polysaccharide, known as bacterial cellulose nanofibre (BCNF), is composed of ultra-fine bundles of cellulose produced by certain strains of bacteria as a protective mechanism.
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Eco-friendly nanofibrous cellulose matrix has diverse applications ranging from textiles to medical devices
Cellulose is the Earth's most abundant and widespread natural polysaccharide, commonly found in plant cell walls, algae or synthesized by certain bacteria. "I chose cellulose as a research object ...
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Breaking down Japan’s approach to bioplastics
His university, located on the west coast of Japan’s largest island, is leading a government-funded project called COI-NEXT, which is harnessing globally abundant cellulose polysaccharides to ...
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Research Results
The polysaccharides include cellulose(β-1,4-glucan), derived from wood cell-wall, paramylon (β-1,3-glucan), photochemically produced by euglena, glucomannan, obtained from konjac potatoes, curdlan ...
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Technology to extract drinking water from the air using 'biodegradable hydrogel' made from discarded food and natural materials
What makes biomass hydrogels work so well is a two-step molecular engineering process that transforms natural materials like cellulose ... first endowed natural polysaccharide molecules with ...