Abstract This paper provides an overview of recent
progress made in the area of cellulose nanofibre-based
nanocomposites. An introduction into the methods used to
isolate cellulose nanofibres (nanowhiskers, nanofibrils) is
given, with details of their structure. Following this, the
article is split into sections dealing with processing and
characterisation of cellulose nanocomposites and new
developments in the area, with particular emphasis
on applications. The types of cellulose nanofibres covered
are those extracted from plants by acid hydrolysis