Morphology and properties of neutralized chitosan-cellulosenanocrystals biocomposite films
Chitosan/cellulose nanocrystals (CH-CN) films were obtained by casting of dispersions, and treated withNaOH for neutralization proposes. The composition of films was varied from 1 to 10 wt.% of CN. Changesin the morphology of the systems were correlated with the different properties studied. FTIR re...
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Articulo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2017
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/103532 |
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| Sumario: | Chitosan/cellulose nanocrystals (CH-CN) films were obtained by casting of dispersions, and treated withNaOH for neutralization proposes. The composition of films was varied from 1 to 10 wt.% of CN. Changesin the morphology of the systems were correlated with the different properties studied. FTIR revealedthe presence of a weak interaction between the polymer matrix and nanofiller, confirmed by a slightlyincrease in thermal stability. SEM images suggested that incorporating CN amounts higher than 3 wt.%generates phase-segregated systems, and SAXS showed that CH avoid the typical organization of CN atconcentrations below 5 wt.%. Improved performance against water was obtained in composite materialscomparing to the pure polymer matrix, as well as CH and CH-CN films did not show antibacterial activitydemonstrating that remnant acetic acid, when no neutralization step is done, plays an important role inthis property. |
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