Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications
University of Maryland, College Park · Northeastern University · +3 more institutions
Abstract
With the arising of global climate change and resource shortage, in recent years, increased attention has been paid to environmentally friendly materials. Trees are sustainable and renewable materials, which give us shelter and oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Trees are a primary resource that human society depends upon every day, for example, homes, heating, furniture, and aircraft. Wood from trees gives us paper, cardboard, and medical supplies, thus impacting our homes, school, work, and play. All of the above-mentioned applications have been well developed over the past thousands of years. However, trees and wood have much more to offer us as advanced materials, impacting emerging…
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8Topics & keywords
- Nanocellulose
- Nanotechnology
- Cellulose
- Lignin
- Environmentally friendly
- Nanofiber
- Electronics
- Chemistry