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ArticlePolymers2025

Multiscale Structural Engineering of Cellulose Foams: Performance Characterization and Fiber Imaging.

Patricija Pevec, Urška Kavčič, Aleš Hladnik, Diana Gregor-Svetec

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Patricija PevecPulp and Paper Institute, Bogišićeva 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0009-0005-3021-1559
Urška KavčičPulp and Paper Institute, Bogišićeva 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1840-4209
Aleš HladnikFaculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-2224-2919
Diana Gregor-SvetecFaculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-5145-0499

Funding

Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency Program P2-0213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paper industry is always looking for possible solutions for new fiber-based products, such as protective and cushioning materials. These materials must be carefully designed to provide effective cushioning while also being lightweight to reduce transportation costs. Additionally, they need to offer protection from environmental and mechanical damage, besides having good processability to ensure proper buffering. The widely used protective and cushioning materials, such as plastic foams and expanded or extruded polystyrene, create significant disposal challenges. Therefore, there is increasing demand for biodegradable and sustainable materials for cushioning applications. The focus of our research was to develop fiber-based foams and investigate the influence of different compositions (hardwood and softwood) of cellulose fibers on the basic (mass, thickness, density) and mechanical properties (three-point bend test, tensile properties). Foams made entirely from short eucalyptus fibers (100S) exhibited the highest density (28.0 ± 0.34 kg/m

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bio-based materialscellulose foamsfiber foamsPCAprotective packagingsustainable materials

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PMID40942272
PMCPMC12431562

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