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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 131, 期 -, 页码 1-8出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.05.011
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Chitosan nanofibril networks; Fiber-like nanocrystals; Acid hydrolysis; Synchrotron X-ray scattering; Chitosan allomorphs
Crystalline chitosan nanofibril networks were prepared, preserving the native structural packing and the polymer high molecular weight. The fine microstructure of the nanomaterial, obtained by mild hydrolysis of chitosan (CHI), was characterized by using synchrotron small-and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron diffraction. Hydrolysis of chitosan yielded a network of crystalline nanofibrils, containing both allomorphs of chitosan: hydrated and anhydrous. The comparison of WAXS data in transmission and reflection mode revealed the preferential orientation of the CHI crystals when subjected to mechanical compression constrains. The results are in agreement with the existence of a network nanostructure containing fiber-like crystals with the principal axis parallel to the polymer chain axis. The evolution of the CHI allomorphic composition with temperature was studied to further elucidate the mechanism of structural transitions occurring during CHI nanofibril network processing. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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