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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 115, Issue 42, Pages 20491-20498Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp207261r
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- University of Palermo
- COFIN [2008RH3FCW_002]
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This study focused on the preparation and characterization of films based on biopolymers (hydroxypropylcellulose and low methoxyl pectin) and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). The morphology is strongly dependent on the polymer nature. In particular, we observed a sandwich-like structure composed of two hydroxypropylcellulose layers incorporating the HNTs and a homogeneous distribution of the nanotubes into the low methoxyl pectin matrix. The different mesoscopic properties were invoked to explain the dielectric, thermal, and wettability properties of the corresponding films. Nanocomposites obtained by combining materials from renewable resources and HNTs is a challenging task in view of designing green materials with tunable barrier and delivery properties for specific purposes.
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