Besides rocks, polysaccharides were among the first materials mankind used for housing. clothing and conservation of cultural heritage. Particularly, in recent years, the use of polysaccharides has seen a tremendous increase which was driven on one hand by sustainability issues and on the other hand by new approaches to prepare micro- and nanostructured materials. As a consequence of the accessibility of the nano-confinement, applications could be envisaged for polysaccharides that mainly have been covered by synthetic polymers so far. <br/>In this contribution, we present our recent progress in using cellulose/polysaccharide based nanomaterials in the manufacturing of non-classic materials such as transistors, batteries and solar cells. The role of the polysaccharide is always crucial in all these applications. While it acts as insulating layer in transistors, in batteries it is exploited to form protective coatings on the active electrode material, while in solar cells it acts as a matrix that regulates the growth of photoactive nanoparticles which are responsible to generate photocurrents.<br/>

Materials from polysaccharides–New tricks from old dogs

252nd National Meeting (2016)

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