An aerogel made from plant cellulose (IMAGE)

KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

An aerogel made from plant cellulose

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Nearly as light as air, these all-natural cellulose aerogels can be made sustainably, cheaply and with all natural materials. They're biointeractive too, so they can be used for therapeutics.

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Andrew Marais

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