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Title: Eco-friendly and biodegradable cellulose hydrogels produced from low cost okara : towards non-toxic flexible electronics
Authors: Cui, Xi
Lee, Jaslyn Jie Lin
Chen, Wei Ning
Keywords: Engineering::Chemical engineering
Issue Date: 2019
Source: Cui, X., Lee, J. J. L., & Chen, W. N. (2019). Eco-friendly and biodegradable cellulose hydrogels produced from low cost okara : towards non-toxic flexible electronics. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18166-. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-54638-5
Journal: Scientific Reports
Abstract: With increasing resource shortage and environmental pollution, it is preferable to utilize materials which are sustainable and biodegradable. Side-streams products generated from the food processing industry is one potential avenue that can be used in a wide range of applications. In this study, the food by-product okara was effectively reused for the extraction of cellulose. Then, the okara cellulose was further employed to fabricate cellulose hydrogels with favorable mechanical properties, biodegrablability, and non-cytotoxicity. The results showed that it could be biodegraded in soil within 28 days, and showed no cytotoxicity on NIH3T3 cells. As a proof of concept, a demostration of wearable and biocompatible strain sensor was achieved, which allowed a good and stable detection of human body movement behaviors. The okara-based hydrogels could provide an alternative platform for further physical and/or chemical modification towards tissue engineering, medical supplies, or smart biomimetic soft materials.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142586
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54638-5
Schools: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 
Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS) 
Organisations: Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre
Research Centres: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute 
Rights: © 2019 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Te images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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