ISSN: 2578-4803
Nanocellulose Bio-Nanomaterial: A Review
Nanocellulose is a unique and gifted natural material with hierarchical structure of cellulose extracted from various natural cellulose sources like plants, animals and bacteria. Nanocellulose has gained a large amount attraction due to its remarkable properties like natural and renewable, biodegradability, biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, high strength, modulus, high surface area, high aspect ratio, chemical functionality, dimensional stability, thermal stability, etc., Nanocellulose is available in three different types, viz cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and bacterial cellulose (BC). Due to its physical, surface chemistry and biological property it has been widely used in various biomedical applications (medical implants, tissue engineering, cardio vascular application, drug delivery), paper, packaging and electrical field. This article gives an overview about the nanocelluloses.
Keywords:
Hierarchical; Cellulose; Nanocrystals; Biodegradability
