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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Lignin, the Lignification Process, and Advanced, Lignin-Based Materials.

Maria Balk, Pietro Sofia, Axel T Neffe, Nicola Tirelli

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria BalkInstitute of Functional Materials for Sustainability, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Kantstrasse 55, 14513 Teltow, Germany.
Pietro SofiaLaboratory of Polymers and Biomaterials, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Axel T NeffeInstitute of Functional Materials for Sustainability, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Kantstrasse 55, 14513 Teltow, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5056-3990
Nicola TirelliLaboratory of Polymers and Biomaterials, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4879-3949

Funding

European Union Grant Agreement No. 824074 (GrowBot)Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres program-oriented funding
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At a time when environmental considerations are increasingly pushing for the application of circular economy concepts in materials science, lignin stands out as an under-used but promising and environmentally benign building block. This review focuses (A) on understanding what we mean with lignin, i.e., where it can be found and how it is produced in plants, devoting particular attention to the identity of lignols (including ferulates that are instrumental for integrating lignin with cell wall polysaccharides) and to the details of their coupling reactions and (B) on providing an overview how lignin can actually be employed as a component of materials in healthcare and energy applications, finally paying specific attention to the use of lignin in the development of organic shape-memory materials.

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LigninPlantsCell WallPolysaccharidesLigninPolysaccharideshealthcare applicationlignification biochemistryligninlignolsshape-memory materialssupercapacitorswood ultrastructure

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PMID37511430
PMCPMC10380785

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