Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films
An approach for the multilayer density analysis of polysaccharide thin films at the example of cellulose is presented. In detail, a model was developed for the evaluation of the density in different layers across the thickness direction of the film. The cellulose thin film was split into a so called...
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| author | Carina Sampl Carina Sampl Katrin Niegelhell Katrin Niegelhell David Reishofer Roland Resel Stefan Spirk Stefan Spirk Ulrich Hirn Ulrich Hirn |
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| description | An approach for the multilayer density analysis of polysaccharide thin films at the example of cellulose is presented. In detail, a model was developed for the evaluation of the density in different layers across the thickness direction of the film. The cellulose thin film was split into a so called “roughness layer” present at the surface and a “bulk layer” attached to the substrate surface. For this approach, a combination of multi-parameter surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to detect changes in the properties, such as cellulose content and density, thickness and refractive index, of the surface near layer and the bulk layer. The surface region of the films featured a much lower density than the bulk. Further, these results correlate to X-ray reflectivity studies, indicating a similar layered structure with reduced density at the surface near regions. The proposed method provides an approach to analyse density variations in thin films which can be used to study material properties and swelling behavior in different layers of the films. Limitations and challenges of the multilayer model evaluation method of cellulose thin films were discussed. This particularly involves the selection of the starting values for iteration of the layer thickness of the top layer, which was overcome by incorporation of AFM data in this study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e2d4ae0e289406bbca48429a4586cda2022-12-22T01:53:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462019-04-01710.3389/fchem.2019.00251449726Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin FilmsCarina Sampl0Carina Sampl1Katrin Niegelhell2Katrin Niegelhell3David Reishofer4Roland Resel5Stefan Spirk6Stefan Spirk7Ulrich Hirn8Ulrich Hirn9Institute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaCD-Laboratory for Fibre Swelling and Paper Performance, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaCD-Laboratory for Fibre Swelling and Paper Performance, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaCD-Laboratory for Fibre Swelling and Paper Performance, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaCD-Laboratory for Fibre Swelling and Paper Performance, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaAn approach for the multilayer density analysis of polysaccharide thin films at the example of cellulose is presented. In detail, a model was developed for the evaluation of the density in different layers across the thickness direction of the film. The cellulose thin film was split into a so called “roughness layer” present at the surface and a “bulk layer” attached to the substrate surface. For this approach, a combination of multi-parameter surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to detect changes in the properties, such as cellulose content and density, thickness and refractive index, of the surface near layer and the bulk layer. The surface region of the films featured a much lower density than the bulk. Further, these results correlate to X-ray reflectivity studies, indicating a similar layered structure with reduced density at the surface near regions. The proposed method provides an approach to analyse density variations in thin films which can be used to study material properties and swelling behavior in different layers of the films. Limitations and challenges of the multilayer model evaluation method of cellulose thin films were discussed. This particularly involves the selection of the starting values for iteration of the layer thickness of the top layer, which was overcome by incorporation of AFM data in this study.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00251/fullmultilayer analysissurface plasmon resonanceatomic force microscopycellulose thin filmX-ray reflectivity |
| spellingShingle | Carina Sampl Carina Sampl Katrin Niegelhell Katrin Niegelhell David Reishofer Roland Resel Stefan Spirk Stefan Spirk Ulrich Hirn Ulrich Hirn Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films Frontiers in Chemistry multilayer analysis surface plasmon resonance atomic force microscopy cellulose thin film X-ray reflectivity |
| title | Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films |
| title_full | Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films |
| title_fullStr | Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films |
| title_short | Multilayer Density Analysis of Cellulose Thin Films |
| title_sort | multilayer density analysis of cellulose thin films |
| topic | multilayer analysis surface plasmon resonance atomic force microscopy cellulose thin film X-ray reflectivity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00251/full |
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