The group is particularly interested in the use of the liquid to dissolve and derivatize cellulose, a natural polymer that is insoluble in water. Holbrey and coworkers have demonstrated that cellulose ...

China has launched the world’s first 1,000-ton-scale ionic liquid cellulose fiber plant, marking a revolutionary achievement that could potentially transform the global textile industry and set new ...

The world's first thousand-ton-scale ionic liquid-based regenerated cellulose fiber project has officially commenced operations in Henan Province, China. Developed by the Institute of Process ...

Bionic electronic skin (E-skin) that could convert external physical or mechanical stimuli into output signals has a wide range of applications including wearable devices, artificial prostheses, ...

Instead of sewing or knitting, scientists at the startup Simplifyber are fundamentally rethinking how clothing and shoes are made. To make their products, the team pours liquid cellulose into a single ...

Simplifyber is redesigning fashion production with a cellulose-based, liquid fiber that can be molded for a variety of applications, including shoe uppers — bypassing 60% of traditional manufacturing ...

On Finnish Independence Day in December 2018, Finland’s first lady, Jenni Haukio, wore a dress made from birch trees. No, she wasn’t covered in bark and leaves. The garment was woven from fibers made ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Countless commercial and industrial products are routinely produced by manufacturing processes where solid parts, for instance thermoplastics, are molded through injecting molten ...

The team created well-formed cellulose hollow-fiber membranes for separating oil-in-water mixtures. Credit: KAUST Selectively permeable membranes made from renewable plant-based materials could ...