H.P.S. Abdul Khalil, A.S. Adnan, Esam Bashir Yahya, N.G. Olaiya, Safrida Safrida, Md. Sohrab Hossain, Venugopal Balakrishnan, Deepu A. Gopakumar, C.K. Abdullah, A.A. Oyekanmi, Daniel Pasquini
Cellulose nanomaterials from plant fibre provide various potential applications (i.e., biomedical, automotive, packaging, etc.). The biomedical application of nanocellulose isolated from plant fibre, which is a carbohydrate-based source, is very viable in the 21st century. The essential characteristics of plant fibre-based nanocellulose, which include its molecular, tensile and mechanical properties, as well as its biodegradability potential, have been widely explored for functional materials in the preparation of aerogel. Plant cellulose nano fibre (CNF)-based aerogels are novel functional materials that have attracted remarkable interest. In recent years, CNF aerogel has been extensively used in the biomedical field due to its biocompatibility, renewability and biodegradability. The effective surface area of CNFs influences broad applications in biological and medical studies such as sustainable antibiotic delivery for wound healing, the preparation of scaffolds for tissue cultures, the development of drug delivery systems, biosensing and an antimicrobial film for wound healing. Many researchers have a growing interest in using CNF-based aerogels in the mentioned applications. The application of cellulose-based materials is widely reported in the literature. However, only a few studies discuss the potential of cellulose nanofibre aerogel in detail. The potential applications of CNF aerogel include composites, organic-inorganic hybrids, gels, foams, aerogels/xerogels, coatings and nano-paper, bioactive and wound dressing materials and bioconversion. The potential applications of CNF have rarely been a subject of extensive review. Thus, extensive studies to develop materials with cheaper and better properties, high prospects and effectiveness for many applications are the focus of the present work. The present review focuses on the evolution of aerogels via characterisation studies on the isolation of CNF-based aerogels. The study concludes with a description of the potential and challenges of developing sustainable materials for biomedical applications. © 2020 by the authors.
School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia; Management Science University Medical Centre, University Drive, Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, Shah Alam Selangor, 40100, Malaysia; Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, 340271, Nigeria; Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia; Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Uberlandia-UFU, Campus Santa Monica-Bloco1D-CP 593, Uberlandia, 38400-902, Brazil
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