A new Janus membrane made from CNF, CTAB-modified MXene, and PTFE supports salt-resistant solar evaporation and ...

Recently, the stretchability of ionogels has attracted considerable attention. This is attributed to its essential role in ...

The team recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell walls ...

Cellulose is a natural polymer discovered in 1838 by French chemist Anselme Payen. It was widely used before its discovery, in forms like wood and cotton, for energy, building, and clothing. In the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue University researcher, has increased the strength and resilience of cement by integrating patent-pending chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals ...

Scientists witness living plant cells generate cellulose and form cell walls Date: March 21, 2025 Source: Rutgers University Summary: In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a ...

Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...

Polysaccharides serve as stores of energy, as in glycogen (branched polysaccharide of glucose), and as a structural component of bacterial cell walls, as in cellulose (linear polysaccharide of ...