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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115569
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Ionogel; Bionogel; Cellulose; Chitosan; Rheology; Cholinium lysinate
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- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades [CTQ2017-88623-R]
- Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid [P2018/EMT-4348]
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New chitosan-reinforced cellulosic bionogels were successfully formulated with different chitosan loadings (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1 wt/wt. %). These materials were developed using cholinium lysinate, a bio-ionic liquid, being an ecological alternative to conventional ionogels. The rheological properties of these materials showed that all the studied viscoelastic properties were higher (elastic moduli, G'; loss moduli, G ''; and complex viscosity, eta*) as the chitosan loading increased. The reinforced bionogels were physical weak gels, and the proposed mechanism of formation was by hydrogen bonds. The bionogel with 1 wt/wt. % chitosan loading exhibited the highest viscoelastic properties (for 4 Hz, G': 552 kPa, G '': 99 kPa, and eta*: 22 kPa.s). Regarding the antibacterial properties, these gels showed a good inhibitory capacity to S. aureus and E. coli, especially against the latter bacterium. For these reasons, these novel ecofriendly gels are promising in the pharmaceutical/medical and biosensors sectors to develop new functional materials.
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