| Literature DB >> 22944444 |
Tanzina Huq1, Stephane Salmieri, Avik Khan, Ruhul A Khan, Canh Le Tien, Bernard Riedl, Carole Fraschini, Jean Bouchard, Jorge Uribe-Calderon, Musa R Kamal, Monique Lacroix.
Abstract
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) reinforced alginate-based nanocomposite film was prepared by solution casting. The NCC content in the matrix was varied from 1 to 8% ((w/w) % dry matrix). It was found that the nanocomposite reinforced with 5 wt% NCC content exhibits the highest tensile strength which was increased by 37% compared to the control. Incorporation of NCC also significantly improved water vapor permeability (WVP) of the nanocomposite showing a 31% decrease due to 5 wt% NCC loading. Molecular interactions between alginate and NCC were supported by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The X-ray diffraction studies also confirmed the appearance of crystalline peaks due to the presence of NCC inside the films. Thermal stability of alginate-based nanocomposite films was improved after incorporation of NCC.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 2012 PMID： 22944444 DOI： 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.07.065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Polym ISSN： 0144-8617 Impact factor: 9.381