Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 15, Issue 12, Pages 19546-19558Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c06573
Keywords
graphene oxide; silk fibroin; cellulose nanocrystals; mechanical properties; hierarchical structure; layer-by-layer (LbL)
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government (MSIT) [NRF-2021R1A2C4001717]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [NRF-2021R1A4A3030268]
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In this study, a new type of bionanofilm was successfully developed through water vapor annealing, using graphene oxide, silk fibroin, and cellulose nanocrystals. The mechanical properties of the film were altered only in the in-plane direction after annealing, while remaining unchanged in the thickness direction.
Enhancing and manipulating the mechanical properties of graphene oxide (GO)-based structures are challenging because the GO assembly is easily delaminated. We develop nacre-like bionanofilms whose in-plane mechanical properties can be manipulated through water vapor annealing without influencing their mechanical properties in the thickness direction. These bionanofilms are prepared from GO, silk fibroin (SF), and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) via a spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly. The postannealing mechanical properties of the films are determined with atomic force microscopy (AFM) bending and nanoindentation, and it is confirmed that the mechanical properties of the bionanofilms are altered only in the in-plane direction. While AFM bending shows Young's moduli of 26.9, 36.3, 24.3, and 41.4 GPa for 15, 15 annealed, 30, and 30 annealed GO/SF/CNC trilayers, nanoindentation shows reduced moduli of 19.5 +/- 2.6 and 19.5 +/- 2.5 GPa before and after annealing, respectively. The unaltered mechanical properties of the bionanofilms along the thickness direction after annealing can be attributed to the CNC frame in the SF matrix acting as a support against stress in the thickness direction, while annealing reorganizes the bionanofilm structure. The tunability of the bionanofilms' mechanical properties in only one direction through structure manipulation can lead to various applications, such as e-skin, wearable sensors, and human-machine interaction devices.
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