Publications

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42. Marina Tabuyo-Martínez, Bernd Wicklein*, Pilar Aranda.  Progress and innovation of nanostructured sulfur cathodes and metal-free anodes for RT Na-S batteries. Beilstein J. Nanotechnology 2021, 12, 995-1020.

41.David Ibarra, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Bernd Wicklein,Ursula Fillat, Maria Eugenia Eugenio. Production of Microfibrillated Cellulose from Fast-Growing Poplar and Olive Tree Pruning by Physical Pretreatment. Applied Sciences 2021, 11(14), 6445

40. Maria Eugenia Eugenio, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Jose I. Santos, Bernd Wicklein, David Ibarra. Chemical, Thermal and Antioxidant Properties of Lignins Solubilized during Soda/AQ Pulping of Orange and Olive Tree Pruning Residues.      Molecules 2021, 26(13), 3819

39. Amaret Sanguanwong, Adrian E. Flood, Makoto Ogawa, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Margarita Darder, Bernd Wicklein, Pilar Aranda, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Hydrophobic composite foams based on nanocellulose-sepiolite for oil sorption applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 417, 126068

38. María E. Eugenio, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Jose I. Santos, Bernd Wicklein, Juan A. Martin, David Ibarra. Properties versus application requirements of solubilized lignins from an elm clone during different pre-treatments.      International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 181, 99-111

37. Almudena Rivadeneyra,Antonio Marín-Sánchez, Bernd Wicklein, José F. Salmerón, Encarnación Castillo, Marco Bobinger, Alfonso Salinas-Castillo.      Cellulose nanofibers as substrate for flexible and biodegradablemoisture sensors.      Composites Science and Technology, 2021, 208, 108738

36. H. Hudelja, T. Konegger, B. Wicklein, J.Cretnik, F. Akhtar, A. Kocjan.      Freeze-casting of highly porous cellulose-nanofiber-reinforced γ-Al2O3 monoliths.    Open Ceramics, 2021, 5, 100069

35. Leila Raafat, Bernd Wicklein, Günter Majer, Timotheus Jahnke, Achim M. Diem, Joachim Bill, Zaklina Burghard.      Shape-Conformable, Eco-Friendly Cellulose Aerogels as High-Performance Battery Separators.
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, 4(1), 763–774

34. Hermina Hudelja, Bernd Wicklein, Danjela Kuščer, Andraz Kocjan.      Triggering the Aqueous Interparticle Association of γ‒Al2O3 Hierarchical Assemblies Using Divalent Cations and Cellulose Nanofibers. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021, 41(1), 590–598

33. Pilar Aranda, Bernd Wicklein, Cristina Ruiz-Garcia, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Margarita Darder, Gustavo del Real, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky.      Research and Patents on Coronavirus and COVID-19: A Review. Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 2020, 14(4), 328 – 350.

32. Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Margarita Darder, Bernd Wicklein, Cristina Ruiz-Garcia, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Gustavo del Real, Pilar Aranda.       Nanotechnology Responses to COVID-19. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020, 9(19), 2000979     

31. Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Bernd Wicklein, Giulia Lo Dico, Giuseppe Lazzara, Gustavo del Real, Pilar Aranda,  Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Functional biohybrid materials based on halloysite, sepiolite and cellulose nanofibers for health applications.      Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 3830-3840. 

30. Raquel Martín-Sampedro, José I Santos, María E Eugenio, Bernd Wicklein,   Laura Jiménez-López, David Ibarra. Chemical and thermal analysis of lignin streams from Robinia pseudoacacia L. generated during organosolv and acid hydrolysis pre-treatments and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2019, 140, 311-322.

29. Giulia Lo Dico, Bernd Wicklein, Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Giuseppe Lazzara, Pilar Aranda, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Multicomponent bionanocomposites based on clay nanoarchitectures for electrochemical devices. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1303-1315.

28. Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Margarita Darder, Bernd Wicklein, Fidel Antonio Castro-Smirnov, Pilar Aranda. Clay-based biohybrid materials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Clays and Clay Minerals 2019, 67, 44-58.

27. Raquel Martín-Sampedro, José I. Santo, Úrsula Fillat, Bernd Wicklein, María E. Eugenio, David Ibarra. Characterization of lignins from Populus alba L. generated as by-products in different transformation processes: Kraft pulping, organosolv and acid hydrolysis.   International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2019, 126, 18-29.

26. Raquel Martín-Sampedro, María Eugenia Eugenio*,Úrsula Fillat; Juan Antonio Martin, Pilar Aranda, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, David Ibarra, Bernd Wicklein*. Biorefinery of Lignocellulosic Biomass from an Elm Clone: Production of Fermentable Sugars and Lignin-Derived Biochar for Energy and Environmental Applications. Energy Technology, 2019, 7, 277-287.

  25. Bernd Wicklein*, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. The Fascinating World of the Functional Hybrid and Biohybrid Materials. Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 28, 1803407.

24. Andraž Kocjan*,  Rainer Schmidt,  Ana Lazar,  Jesus Prado-Gonjal,  Janez Kovac,  Manca Logar,  Federico J Mompean,  Mar García-Hernández,  Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Bernd Wicklein*. In situ generation of 3D graphene-like networks from cellulose nanofibres in sintered ceramics. Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 10488-10497.

23. Nor-El-Houda Fardjaoui, Pilar Aranda, Bernd Wicklein, Isabel Sobrados, Fatima Zohra El Berrichi, Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Modulation of Inorganic Matrices for Functional Nanoarchitectures Fabrication: The Simultaneous Effect of Moisture and Temperature in the Preparation of Metakaolin Based Geopolymers. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018, 91, 1158-1167.

22. Maryam Ghanadpour, Bernd Wicklein, Federico Carosio, Lars Wågberg.      All-natural and highly flame-resistant freeze-cast foams based on phosphorylated cellulose nanofibrils. Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 4085-4095.

21. Úrsula Fillat; Bernd Wicklein; Raquel Martín-Sampedro; David Ibarra; Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;  Concepción Valencia; Andrés Sarrión; Eulogio Castro; María Eugenia Eugenio. Assessing cellulose nanofiber production from olive tree pruning residue. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2018, 179, 252–261.

20. Bernd Wicklein*; Achim M. Diem; Andrea Knöller; Manoella S. Cavalcante; Lennart Bergström; Joachim Bill; Zaklina Burghard*. Dual-fiber approach towards flexible multifunctional hybrid materials. Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 28, 1704274.

19. Francisco M. Fernandes, Bernd Wicklein*. Guest editors’ preface. Journal of Materials Science, 2017, 52, 11121-11123.

18. Bernd Wicklein;* Judith Arranz; Alvaro Mayoral; Pilar Aranda; Yves Huttel; Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Nanostructured carbon–metal hybrid aerogels from bacterial cellulose. RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 42203-42210.

17. Bernd Wicklein;* Margarita Darder; Pilar Aranda; Maria Angeles Martin del Burgo; Gustavo del Real; Mariano Esteban; Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky. Clay-lipid nanohybrids: Toward influenza vaccines and beyond. Clay Minerals, 2016, 51, 529–538.

16. Bernd Wicklein;* Darko Kocjan; Federico Carosio; Giovanni Camino; Lennart Bergström*. Tuning the Nanocellulose−Borate Interaction To Achieve Highly Flame Retardant Hybrid Materials. Chemistry of Materials, 2016, 28, 1985-1989.

15. Korneliya Gordeyeva; Andreas Fall; Stephen Hall; Bernd Wicklein; Lennart Bergström. Stabilizing nanocellulose-based composite foams by non-ionic surfactants and delayed Ca-induced aggregation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2016, 472, 44–51.

14. Bernd Wicklein; Andraz Kocjan; German Salazar-Alvarez; Federico Carosio; Giovanni Camino; Markus Antonietti; Lennart Bergström. Thermally insulating and fire-retardant lightweight anisotropic foams based on nanocellulose and graphene oxide. Nature Nanotechnology, 2015, 10, 277-283

13. Giora Rytwo; Roee Zakai; Bernd Wicklein. ATR-FTIR use for quantification of adsorbed compounds. Journal of Spectroscopy. 2015, Article ID 727595, 2015.

12. Fernando Jativa; Christina Schütz; Lennart Bergström; Xuehua Zhang; Bernd Wicklein*. Confined self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals in a shrinking droplet. Soft Matter, 2015, 11, 5374 – 5380.

Highlighted in Themed Issue of most accessed articles in 2015 (http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=sm&themeid=d77e71c6-413d-466e-9ec6-d2247a3dfff1)

11. Konrad Grygiel; Bernd Wicklein; Qiang Zhao; Michaela Eder; Torbjorn Pettersson; Lennart Bergstrom; Markus Antonietti; Jiayin Yuan. Omnidispersible poly(ionic liquid)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils: surface grafting and polymer membrane reinforcement. Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 12486 – 12489.

10. E. Ruiz-Hitzky, M. Darder, F. M. Fernandes, B. Wicklein, A.C.S. Alcântara, P. Aranda. Fibrous Clays Based Bionanocomposites, Progress in Polymer Science, 2013, 38, 1392–1414.

9.   B. Wicklein,* P. Aranda, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, M. Darder* Hierarchically structured bioactive foams based on polyvinyl alcohol–sepiolite nanocomposites, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013, 1, 2911-2920.

8.   B. Wicklein, G. Salazar-Alvarez. Functional hybrids based on biogenic nanofibrils and inorganic nanomaterials, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 5469-5478.

7.   E. Ruiz-Hitzky, M. Darder, B. Wicklein, F. M. Fernandes, F. A. Castro-Smirnova, M. A. Martín del Burgo, G. del Real, P. Aranda. Advanced biohybrid materials based on nanoclays for biomedical applications, Proc. SPIE 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine, 85480D, 2012, DOI: 10.1117/12.999995.

6.   B. Wicklein, M. A. Martín del Burgo, M. Yuste, E. Carregal-Romero, A. Llobera,      M. Darder, P.Aranda, J. Ortín, G. del Real, C. Fernández-Sánchez, E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Biomimetic Architectures for the Discrimination of Influenza Virus Phenotypes, Advanced Functional Materials, 2013, 23, 254–262.

5.   B. Wicklein, M. Yuste, M. Darder, C. Escrig Llavata, P. Aranda, J. Ortín, M. A. Martin del Burgo, G. del Real, E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Lipid-based Bio-Nanohybrids For Functional Stabilization of Influenza Vaccines, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 5186–5191.

Highlighted in Angewandte Chemie Spotlight: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 10926.

4.   B. Wicklein, M. Darder, P. Aranda, E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Phospholipid-Sepiolite Biomimetic Interfaces for the Immobilization of Enzymes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011, 3, 4339-4348.

3.   Y. González-Alfaro, P. Aranda, F. M. Fernandes, B. Wicklein, M. Darder,  E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Multifunctional Porous Materials Through Ferrofluids, Advanced Materials, 2011, 23, 5224–5228.

2.   B. Wicklein, M. Darder, P. Aranda, E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Bio-Organoclays Based on Phospholipids as Immobilization Host for Biological Species, Langmuir, 2010, 26, 5217–5225.

1.   B. Wicklein, M. Darder, P. Aranda, E. Ruiz-Hitzky. Organically Modified Clays for Uptake of Mycotoxins, Macla, 2008, 9, 257-258.