Table 3.

Summarized applications of cellulose nanocomposites in different industries.

Applications field	Product features	References
Composites and Plastics	Shelf life extension; Heat resistance; Dimensional stability;	Mousa et al. [60]; Siro et al. [61])
Paper & Packaging	Intelligent packaging, See-through packaging; Ultra-violet screening packaging; Anti-microbial packaging;	Abdul Khalil et al. [62]; Azeredo et al. [63]; Boufi et al. [64]; Osong et al. [65]
Medical	Drug delivery and controlled release; Scaffold in tissue engineering; Implants;	Gumrah Dumanli et al. [66]; Xue et al. [67]
Barrier properties	Shelf life extension; Down-gauging of films; Oxygen scavenger;	Lavoine et al. [68]
Electronics/Metallic particles	Time-temperature integrator; Freshness indicator; Gas and Leakage detector; Sensors for food monitoring; Signal processor for biochemical pathways	Kaushik et al. [69]
Aerogel	Self healing material	De France et al. [70]