A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture
The hydrophilic property of cellulose is a key limiting factor for its wide application. Here, a novel solution impregnation pathway was developed to increase the hydrophobic properties of cellulose. When compared with the regenerated cellulose (RC), the composite films showed a decrease in water up...
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| author | Xiaorong Hu Lin Chen Dandan Tao Zhaocheng Ma Shilin Liu |
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| description | The hydrophilic property of cellulose is a key limiting factor for its wide application. Here, a novel solution impregnation pathway was developed to increase the hydrophobic properties of cellulose. When compared with the regenerated cellulose (RC), the composite films showed a decrease in water uptake ability towards water vapor, and an increase of the water contact angle from 29° to 65° with increasing resin content in the composites, with only a slight change in the transmittance. Furthermore, the Young’s modulus value increased from 3.2 GPa (RC film) to 5.1 GPa (RCBEA50 film). The results indicated that the composites had combined the advantages of cellulose and biphenyl A epoxy acrylate prepolymer (BEA) resin. The presented method has great potential for the preparation of biocomposites with improved properties. The overall results suggest that composite films can be used as high-performance packaging materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-895d4e9ab82d4ce1b00fb99488012cc12022-12-22T03:58:03ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442017-01-011013910.3390/ma10010039ma10010039A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards MoistureXiaorong Hu0Lin Chen1Dandan Tao2Zhaocheng Ma3Shilin Liu4Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaKey Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaKey Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaKey Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaThe hydrophilic property of cellulose is a key limiting factor for its wide application. Here, a novel solution impregnation pathway was developed to increase the hydrophobic properties of cellulose. When compared with the regenerated cellulose (RC), the composite films showed a decrease in water uptake ability towards water vapor, and an increase of the water contact angle from 29° to 65° with increasing resin content in the composites, with only a slight change in the transmittance. Furthermore, the Young’s modulus value increased from 3.2 GPa (RC film) to 5.1 GPa (RCBEA50 film). The results indicated that the composites had combined the advantages of cellulose and biphenyl A epoxy acrylate prepolymer (BEA) resin. The presented method has great potential for the preparation of biocomposites with improved properties. The overall results suggest that composite films can be used as high-performance packaging materials.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/1/39polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)cellulosewettabilitycuring |
| spellingShingle | Xiaorong Hu Lin Chen Dandan Tao Zhaocheng Ma Shilin Liu A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture Materials polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) cellulose wettability curing |
| title | A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture |
| title_full | A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture |
| title_fullStr | A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture |
| title_short | A Facile Pathway to Modify Cellulose Composite Film by Reducing Wettability and Improving Barrier towards Moisture |
| title_sort | facile pathway to modify cellulose composite film by reducing wettability and improving barrier towards moisture |
| topic | polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) cellulose wettability curing |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/1/39 |
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