Advance Study of Cellulose Nanocrystals Properties and Applications

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) received great attention in various fields, because of their high efficacy, high aspect ratio, low density, renewability and non-toxicity which make them ideal candidates. Here, various properties and applications especially, thermal, mechanical, adhesives, coatings etc., to introduce CNCs, a hydrophilic and colloidally stable, rigid rod-shaped bio-based nanomaterial with high strength and high surface area. CNCs enhance properties of different compounds under different conditions. The research in the last decade reveals that couple of years CNCs possesses high nature, than any other kind of compound, widely used in industrial and other products, as well as for human benefits. Over the past decade, CNCs is an abundant natural nanomaterial with great potential, has attracted many researches towards its use. Dispersing in polar solvent, they assemble to form multiphase or higher order structures yielding desirable optical and structural properties. The present review summarizes the recent achievements in the development of CNCs templating, highlights considerable progress has been achieved in addressing these multidimensional properties and potential use of CNCs in a wide range of high-tech applications in different fields.