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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 37-42出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.09.005
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chitosan; poly(vinyl alcohol); gelatin; solution blending
Chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol)/gelatin (CS/PVA/GA) ternary blend films were prepared by solution blending method in this study. The thermal properties of the CS/PVA/GA ternary blend films were examined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The melting point of the CS/PVA/GA ternary blend film was increased when the amount of GA in the blend film was increased based upon the DSC thermal analysis. Results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses indicated that the intensity of diffraction peak at 19 degrees of PVA became lower and broader with increasing the amount of GA in the CS/PVA/GA ternary blend film. Although CS, PVA, and GA are hydrophilic biodegradable polymers, the results of water contact angle measurements are still as high as 83 degrees, 68 degrees, and 66 degrees, respectively. A minimum water contact angle (56 degrees) was observed when the ternary blend film contains 50 wt.% GA (i.e. GA5). This behavior is primarily due to the reorientation of polar functional groups toward to the top surface of CS/PVA/GA ternary blend films. (C) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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