Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/polym9110583
Keywords
chitosan; gliadin; in situ method; water resistance; mechanical properties; optical properties
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- Science and Technology Support Project of National Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [1506RJZA068]
- Science Foundation for Young Scholars of Lanzhou Jiaotong University [2014016]
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In order to sustain rapid expansion in the field of biocomposites, it is necessary to develop novel fillers that are biodegradable, and easy to disperse and obtain. In this work, gliadin particles (GPs) fabricated through an in situ method have been reported as fillers for creating chitosan (CS)-based biocomposite films. In general, the particles tend to agglomerate in the polymer matrix at high loading (approximately >10%) in the biopolymer/particles composites prepared by the traditional solution-blending method. However, the micrographs of biocomposites confirmed that the GPs are well dispersed in the CS matrix in all CS/GPs composites even at a high loading of 30% in this study. It was found that the GPs could improve the mechanical properties of the biocomposites. In addition, the results of moisture uptake and solubility in water of biocomposites showed that water resistance of biocomposites was enhanced by the introduction of GPs. These results suggested that GPs fabricated through an in situ method could be a good candidate for use in biopolymer-based composites.
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