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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages 405-414Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/ijmr-2020-8007
Keywords
Chitosan; Perlite; Bionanocomposite; Thermal properties; Solution casting method
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In this study, chitosan/perlite nanocomposites were synthesized and characterized, showing that perlite was dispersed in nano size and homogeneously in the chitosan matrix. The nanocomposite exhibited improved thermal stability, enhanced hydrophilic properties, antibacterial activities, and good hemocompatibility.
In this study, chitosan/perlite nanocomposites were synthesized using the solvent casting method and then characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, optical contact angle, differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Zetasizer NanoS devices. Perlite was determined to be dispersed in nano size and homogeneously in the chitosan matrix. Chitosan/perlite nanocomposite was generally more thermally stable compared to pure chitosan polymer. The fact that the amount of perlite in the nanocomposite increased showed that the hydrophilic properties of nanocomposites increased. In addition, antibacterial activities of the samples were investigated using the agar-disk diffusion method and hemocompatibility testing was also performed.
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