This work provides insight into the interaction of PEDOTPSS/cellulose that will aid in the design of sustainable electronic devices.While green bioplastic based on carbohydrate polymers have showed considerable promise, the methods typically used to prepare them in a single material have remained a significant challenge. In this study, a simple approach is proposed to fabricate high performance cellulose films composed of chemically and physically dual-crosslinked 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxy-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (DC TEMPO-CNFs). The hydroxyl groups of TEMPO-CNF suspensions were firstly crosslinked chemically with epichlorohydrin (ECH), and subsequently TEMPO-CNF matrices were crosslinked physically via the strong electrostatic interaction between carboxylate and Ca2+ ions. It was found that the optimized DC TEMPO-CNF films exhibit a good transmittance (90 %) and a high tensile strength (303 MPa). Furthermore, these DC TEMPO-CNF films revealed superior thermal stability and excellent water resistance compared to neat TEMPO-CNF films without crosslinked domains. We believe that these results will pave the way to preparing practical polysaccharide bioplastics with simple, environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes.A biaxially stretched cellulose film with high performance was manufactured from ionic liquid solution through an environmentally friendly, cost effective and facile process. As the transverse stretching ratio (TSR) is increased, the tensile strength and elastic modulus of the biaxially stretched cellulose film in transverse direction (TD) are significantly improved and the coefficient of thermal expansion in TD is reduced while the performance achieves balance in the machine direction (MD) and TD. The transverse stretching regulates the microfibril orientation in the gel film from dominantly uniaxial orientation in MD to homogeneous planar orientation. This microfibril orientation may further play a role in the orientation of the chains in the films during gel drying as evidenced from the birefringence and 2D XRD results. These results indicate cellulose film prepared from ionic liquid process could be utilized with improved structural and mechanical properties by biaxial stretching, and thus serves in various applications.Chitosan is a versatile polysaccharide in different domains due to facile modification and good biodegradability. In this paper, taking advantage of such functional properties, we have developed a stabilizer agent [OCMCS-SB] produced from chitosan, and palladium was successfully immobilized on this designed stabilizer [OCMCS-SB-Pd(II)]. The obtained complex was illuminated by 13C CP-MAS NMR, FT-IR, TGA, XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM and ICP-OES analyses. Due to the interactions of primary hydroxyl groups on chitosan, Schiff base and carboxy groups, the Pd complex showed excellent reactivity (up to 99 %) and stability towards Suzuki reactions in eco-friendly medium. Subsequently, the reusability experiments for OCMCS-SB-Pd(II) formed from chitosan were examined in five consecutive cycles, which showed no appreciable decrease in activity. Furthermore, a reasonably trifunctional complex structure was proposed. The present bio-based system offers a promising approach in utilizing such biopolymers in organic transformations.Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), monocopper enzymes that oxidatively cleave recalcitrant polysaccharides, have important biotechnological applications. Thermothelomyces thermophilus is a rich source of biomass-active enzymes, including many members from auxiliary activities family 9 LPMOs. Here, we report biochemical and structural characterization of recombinant TtLPMO9H which oxidizes cellulose at the C1 and C4 positions and shows enhanced activity in light-driven catalysis assays. TtLPMO9H also shows activity against xyloglucan. The addition of TtLPMO9H to endoglucanases from four different glucoside hydrolase families (GH5, GH12, GH45 and GH7) revealed that the product formation was remarkably increased when TtLPMO9H was combined with GH7 endoglucanase. Finally, we determind the first low resolution small-angle X-ray scattering model of the two-domain TtLPMO9H in solution that shows relative positions of its two functional domains and a conformation of the linker peptide, which can be relevant for the catalytic oxidation of cellulose and xyloglucan.A dual pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel was designed based on a polyelectrolyte complex of polyacrylic acid (PAA) and norbornene-functionalized chitosan (CsNb), which was synergized with chemical crosslinking using bistetrazine-poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (bisTz-PNIPAM). The thermo-responsive polymeric crosslinker, bisTz-PNIPAM, was synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation transfer polymerization of NIPAM. FTIR, XRD, rheological and morphological analyses demonstrated the successful formation of the polyelectrolyte network. The highly porous structure generated through the in-situ "click" reaction between Tz and Nb resulted in a higher drug loading (29.35 %). The hydrogel (COOH/NH2 mole ratio of 31) exhibited limited drug release (8.5 %) of 5-ASA at a pH of 2.2, but it provided an almost complete release (92 %) at pH 7.4 and 37 °C within 48 h due to the pH responsiveness of PAA, hydrogel porosity, and shrinkage behavior of PNIPAM. The hydrogels were biodegradable and non-toxic against human fibroblast cells, suggesting their considerable potential for a colon-targeted drug delivery system.Novel pectin/poly(m-phenylenediamine) (P/PmPDA) microspheres with different content of PmPDA were prepared by assembling PmPDA on the surface of pectin microsphere. The successful preparation was confirmed by the results of Fourier Transform Infrared spectra (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and elemental analysis. PX-478 inhibitor Compared with pectin microsphere, the Pb2+ adsorption performance of P/PmPDA microspheres was significantly improved. The results of batch adsorption experiments were in good agreement with the Langmuir isotherm model for Pb2+ adsorption, indicating the adsorption was monolayer. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb2+ was found to be 390.9 mg/g. The kinetic adsorption process was well described by the pseudo-second-order model and chemical adsorption dominated the adsorption process. The potential mechanisms of Pb2+ adsorption were speculated as ion exchange and chelation, which were supported by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The P/PmPDA microspheres showed good recyclability after five adsorption/desorption cycles.