Cellulose-based phosphorylated bamboo with slow urea release and lower carbon footprints improves rainfed rice crop productivity in field trials.

With unprecedented global climate changes, rice crop cultivation under rainfed conditions encounters alternate wetting and drying cycles with water and nutrient stress, which leads to poor yield, quality, and productivity. A modified cellulose-based, slow urea-releasing and water-retaining system from bamboo is developed for rainfed rice crops, to overcome such challenges to emerging rice crops and improve soil health for subsequent crop cycles. Bamboo was delignified to expose the cellulose and subsequent phosphorylation (DPB), followed by strategic urea infiltration and melting to deposit it into the microporous matrix.

Conductive Hybrid Hydrogel of Carbon Nanotubes-Protein-Cellulose: In Vivo Treatment of Diabetic Wound via Photothermal Therapy and Tracking Real-Time Wound Assessment via Photoacoustic Imaging.

Diabetic wounds pose significant challenges in healthcare due to their slow healing rates and susceptibility to infections, leading to severe complications. In this study, we developed a carbon nanotube-based conductive protein-cellulose hydrogel designed to enhance wound healing through photothermal therapy. The hydrogel's unique properties, including high electrical conductivity and biocompatibility, were assessed in vitro for cell viability, hemolysis, and histological evaluations.

A qualitative, community-based needs assessment to inform the development of a radiology health equity curriculum.

Background: Recognizing barriers to care is crucial for radiologists to ensure equitable access and quality care for all patients. Health equity trainings have shown promising results in helping providers understand unique patient needs.

Purpose: To perform community-based focus groups to gather needs assessment data as the foundation for a health equity curriculum for radiology professionals.

Biodegradable, water-resistant, smart cellulose-based drinking straws from agricultural biomass with detection of adulterants in beverages.

Drinking straws due to their non-degradability, large consumption, and poor recyclability, pose a great risk to the environment and human health. Leaf stalk from papaya biomass was modified strategically via delignification and silanization for fabricating drinking straws. The straws show high water resistance (∼8 h), mechanical strength (50.