Scientific Production

*Corresponding authors.

2024

Erfan Kimiaei, Soojin Kwon, Kristoffer Meinander, Monika Österberg, Nathalie Lavoine*, Richard Venditti* (2024) Biodegradation of Lignocellulose-Polyester Composite Films in Freshwater and Seawater Conditions. Journal of Polymers and the Environment [doi.org/10.1007/s10924-024-03328-z]

Nathalie Lavoine*, Karthik A. Mani, Chisom C. Umeileka. Chapter 12- Environmental, health and safety issues of surface-modified nanocellulose and its scale-up potential. In: Surface Modifications of Nanocellulose, Strategies, Methods and Application. Eds. Ning Lin and Ge Zhu. 2024 Elsevier Inc., pages 401-439.

2023

Nathalie Lavoine (2023) Nanocellulose Aerogels. In: Aegerter, M.A., Leventis, N., Koebel, M., Steiner III, S.A. (eds) Springer Handbook of Aerogels. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. [doi: 0.1007/978-3-030-27322-4_27]

Lisandra Chacon, Nathalie Lavoine, and Richard A. Venditti* (2023) Redesigning the appearance of recycled containers for packaging applications: The effect of paper waste physicochemical properties on the performance of paperboards with obvious recycled contentPackaging Technology and Science, 36(5), 363-377 [doi: 10.1002/pts.2717]

Qingyang Wang, Nathalie Lavoine, Deepti Salvi* (2023) Cold atmospheric pressure plasma for the sanitation of conveyor belt materials: Decontamination efficacy against adherent bacteria and biofilms of Escherichia coli and effect on surface propertiesInnovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 84, 103260 [doi: 10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103260]

Sophie Van Schoubroeck, Lisandra Chacon, Autumn M. Reynolds, Nathalie Lavoine, Marko Hakovirta, Ronalds Gonzalez, Steven Van Passel, and Richard A. Venditti* (2023) Environmental sustainability perception toward obvious recovered waste content in paper-based packaging: An online and in-person survey best-worst scaling experiment. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 188, 106682. [doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106682]

2022

Victoria Matthew*, Surbhi Lipkin-Moore, Jeffery Plumblee, Nathalie Lavoine, Lucian Lucia, Emre Selvi, Ron Edelen, Marjan Eggermont, Murat Tiryakioglu, Justin Hall, Pedro Arce, Andrea Arce-Trigatti (2022) A roadmap for the design and implementation of communities of practice for faculty development. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 31 pages.

Ramakrishna Trovagunta, Stephen S. Kelley, and Nathalie Lavoine* (2022) Dual templating approach for engineering strong, biodegradable lignin-based foamsACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(46), 15058-15067 [doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04056]

Elmira Kalantari, Lucian A. Lucia*, and Nathalie Lavoine* (2022) Green synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of a supported and magnetically isolable copper-iron oxide-sodium alginate. Green Synthesis and Catalysis, 3(2), 179-184. [doi: 10.1016/j.gresc.2022.04.005]

Lisandra Chacon, Nathalie Lavoine, and Richard A Venditti* (2022) Valorization of mixed office waste as macro-, micro-, and nano-sized particles in recycled paper containerboards for enhanced performance and improved environmental perception. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 180, 106125 [doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106125]

Nathalie Lavoine* (2022) Fostering entrepreneurial thinking in biomaterials education. BioResources, 17(1), 1.

Martin A. Hubbe*, Emily V. Piner, Nathalie Lavoine, and Lucian A. Lucia (2022) Barrier Properties of Bionanocomposite Films. Book Chapter In “Polymer Based Bio-nanocomposites”, part of the Composites Science and Technology book series, Springer, pages 103-123 [doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-8578-1_6]

2021

Ramakrishna Trovagunta, Stephen S Kelley and Nathalie Lavoine (2021) Highlights on the mechanical pre-refining step in the production of wood cellulose nanofibrilsCellulose, 28(18), 11329-11344 [doi: 10.1007/s10570-021-04226-6]

Meghan Lamm, Kai Li, Ji Qian, Lu Wang, Nathalie Lavoine, Reagan Newman, Douglas J Gardner, Teng Li, Liangbing Hu; Arthur J Ragauskas, Halil Tekinalp, Vlastimil Kunc, and Soydan Ozcan (2021) Recent advances in functional materials through nanocellulose fiber templating. Advanced Materials, 33(12), 2005538. [doi: 10.1002/adma.202005538]

Ramakrishna Trovagunta, Tao Zou, Monica Osterberg, Stephen S. Kelley, Nathalie Lavoine (2021) Design strategies, properties and applications of cellulose nanomaterials-enhanced products with residual, technical or nanoscale lignin — A review. Carbohydrate Polymers, 254. 117480. [doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117480]

Martin A. Hubbe, Nathalie Lavoine, Lucian A. Lucia, Chang Dou (2021) Formulating bioplastic composites for biodegradability, recycling, and performance: A review. BioResources, 16(1), 2021-2083.

Varvara Apostolopoulou-Kalkavoura, Shiqian Hu, Nathalie Lavoine, Mohit Garg, Mathieu Linares, Pierre Munier, Igor Zozoulenko, Junichiro Shiomi, and Lennart Bergström (2021) Humidity-dependent thermal boundary conductance controls heat transport of super-insulating nanofibrillar foams. Matter, 4(1), 276-289. [doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.11.007]

2020

Zhaodong Zhu, Nathalie Lavoine and Lucian A. Lucia (2020) Structural reconstruction strategies for the design of cellulose nanomaterials and aligned wood cellulose-based functional materials – A review. Carbohydrate Polymers, 247, 116722. [doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116722] 

Han Tao, Nathalie Lavoine, Feng Jiang, Juntao Tang, and Ning Lin (2020) Reducing end modification on        cellulose nanocrystals: strategy, characterization, applications and challenges. Nanoscale Horizons, 5, 607-627. [doi: 1039/D0NH00016G]

Zachary B Moore (2020) The Effects of Woven Fabric Structures and Thermoresponsive Finishes on Thermal Comfort Properties. Thesis for the degree of Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 2020.

2019

Nathalie Lavoine, Ekrem Durmaz, and Ramakrishna Trovagunta. Preparation and Properties of Nanopolysaccharides. In: Advanced Functional Materials from Nanopolysaccharides. Ning Lin et al. (Eds.), Springer Series Biomaterials Science, Springer Nature, 2019, p. 1-54.

Before 2018

Korneliya Gordeyeva, Hugo Voisin, Niklas Hedin, Lennart Bergström, and Nathalie Lavoine (2018) Lightweight foams of amine-rich organosilica and cellulose nanofibrils by foaming and controlled condensation of aminosilane. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2, 2220-2229. [doi: 10.1039/c8qm00360b] 

Konstantin Kriechbaum, Pierre Munier, Varvara Apostolopoulou Kalkavoura, and Nathalie Lavoine (2018) Analysis of the porous architecture and properties of anisotropic nanocellulose foams – A novel approach to assess the quality of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs). ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6, 11959-11967 [doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02278]. 

Varvara Apostolopoulou Kalkavoura, Korneliya Gordeyeva, Nathalie Lavoine, and Lennart Bergström (2018) Thermal conductivity of hygroscopic foams based on cellulose nanofibrils and a nonionic polyoxamer. Cellulose. 25, 1117-11126. 

Karin Lichtenstein and Nathalie Lavoine (2017) Toward a deeper understanding of the thermal degradation mechanism of nanocellulose. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 146, 53-60. 

Nathalie Lavoine and Lennart Bergström (2017) Nanocellulose-based foams and aerogels: processing, properties and applications – A review. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 16105-16117, [doi: 1039/C7TA02807E

Nathalie Lavoine, Julien Bras, Tsuguyuki Saito, and Akira Isogai (2017) Optimization of preparation of thermally stable cellulose nanofibrils via heat-induced conversion of ionic bonds to amide bonds. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, [doi: 10.1002/pola.28541] 

Seema Saini, Deborah Quinot, Nathalie Lavoine, Mohammed Naceur Belgacem, and Julien Bras (2017) β-cyclodextrin-grafted TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibers for sustained release of essential oil. Journal of Materials Science, 52(7), 3849-3861 [doi:10.1007/s10853-016-0644-7]

Nathalie Lavoine, Julien Bras, Tsuguyuki Saito, and Akira Isogai (2016) Improvement of the Thermal Stability of TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibrils by Heat-Induced Conversion of Ionic Bonds to Amide Bonds. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 37(13), 1033-1039 [doi: 1002/marc.201600186]

Nathalie Lavoine, Valérie Guillard, Isabelle Desloges, Nathalie Gontard, and Julien Bras (2016) Active bio-based food-packaging: Diffusion and release of active substances through and from cellulose nanofiber coating toward food-packaging design. Carbohydrate Polymers, 149, 40-50 [doi: 1016/j.carbpol.2016.04.048] 

Nathalie Lavoine and Julien Bras. Active bio-based packaging: Toward nanofibrillated cellulose application. In: Nanocellulose, Cellulose Nanofibers and Cellulose Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Applications. Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal Eds., Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, USA, 2016, p. 233-276.

Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Brigitte Manship, and Julien Bras (2015) Antibacterial paperboard packaging using microfibrillated cellulose. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52(9), 5590-5600 [doi: 1007/s13197-014-1675-1]

Nathalie Lavoine, Clara Givord, Nicolas Tabary, Isabelle Desloges, Bernard Martel, Julien Bras (2014) Elaboration of a new antibacterial bio-nano-material for food-packaging by synergistic action of cyclodextrin and microfibrillated cellulose. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 26, 330-340 [doi: 10.1016/j.ifset.2014.06.006, 330-340]

Nathalie Lavoine, Nicolas Tabary, Isabelle Desloges, Bernard Martel, Julien Bras (2014) Controlled release fiber-based system using cyclodextrin and microfibrillated cellulose. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 121(1), 196-205 [doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.06.021]

Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Cécile Sillard, Julien Bras (2014) Controlled release and long-term antibacterial activity of chlorhexidine digluconate through the nanoporous network of microfibrillated cellulose. Cellulose, 21(6), 4429-4442 [doi: 1007/s10570-014-0392-2]

Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Bertine Khelifi, Julien Bras (2014) Impact of different coating processes of microfibrillated cellulose on the mechanical and barrier properties of paper. Journal of Materials Science, 49(7), 2879-2892 [doi: 10.1007/s10853-013-7995-0]

Nathalie Lavoine, Julien Bras, Isabelle Desloges (2014) Mechanical and barrier properties of cardboard and 3D packaging coated with microfibrillated cellulose. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131(8), 40106 (11p) [doi: 10.1002/app.40106]

Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Julien Bras (2014) Microfibrillated cellulose coatings as new release system for active packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers, 103, 528-537 [doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.035]

Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Alain Dufresne, Julien Bras (2012) Microfibrillated cellulose—its barrier properties and applications in cellulosic materials: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers, 90(2), 735-764 [doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.05.026]