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ACS MACRO LETTERS
卷 1, 期 8, 页码 1001-1006出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/mz3003006
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- National Science Foundation [CBET-0828155, DMR-0804874, DMR-1204948]
- Swiss National Science Foundation [406240_126046]
- Lubrizol Corporation
- Adolphe Merkle Foundation
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [406240_126046] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [0804874] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1204948] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We show that functionalization of the surface of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with either carboxylic acid (CNCCO2H) or amine (CNCNH2) moieties renders the CNCs pH-responsive. At low pH, where the amine groups are protonated, CNCNH2 forms aqueous dispersions in water on account of electrostatic repulsions of the ammonium moieties inhibiting aggregation. However, a transition to hydrogels is observed at higher pH where the CNCNH2 are neutral and the attractive forces based on hydrogen bonding dominate. The opposite behavior is observed for CNCCO2H, which are dispersible at high pH and form gels in an acidic environment. We further show that these pH-responsive CNCs can be incorporated into a poly(vinyl acetate) matrix to yield mechanically adaptive pH-responsive nanocomposite films.
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