Abstract
Forestry-based products have long capitalized on the ability of lignocellulosic materials to form fibers, and new forestry-based functional materials have the potential to compete with other materials not only based on performance, as indicated by the scientific evidence, but also on merits of recyclability and being a renewable resource. In addition to cost-effectiveness and product differentiation, the forestry industry is considering new technologies to healthily grow and secure long-term, respectable return on investment.
This brief review offers a sense of the technological advances that have been made in the field of nanomaterials, with a vision to developing functional forestry-based materials that could find enhanced applications in a multitude of industries, for instance, intelligent packaging, cosmetics, paints and coatings, foods, and advanced electronic and photonic materials, to name a few examples.
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