The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties
Abstract Cellulose modification often employs chemical processes to tailor its properties and functionalities to fit the demands of a wide range of applications, maximizing its potential as a versatile and sustainable material. From both synthetic and environmental standpoints, one of the ultimate g...
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| author | Ofir Aharon Kuperman Peterson deAndrade Tanguy Terlier Jacob Judas Kain Kirkensgaard Robert A. Field Filipe Natalio |
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| description | Abstract Cellulose modification often employs chemical processes to tailor its properties and functionalities to fit the demands of a wide range of applications, maximizing its potential as a versatile and sustainable material. From both synthetic and environmental standpoints, one of the ultimate goals is to achieve significant modifications to enhance the end properties of the cellulose while minimizing the number of modified building blocks. The current study demonstrates that a synthetic glucose derivative, 6‐deoxy‐6‐fluoro‐glucose (6F‐Glc), fed into the fertilized cotton ovules, resulted in the accumulation of fluorine inside the cotton fibers with no apparent alteration to their morphology or development. These fibers exhibited a degree of substitution of 0.006, which is 170 times lower than that reported for chemical methods for cellulose modification. However, the physical characterization of the modified fibers showed a surprisingly large impact of this low‐level modification on the cellulose structure (e.g., hydrogen bonding network rearrangement) and a modest increase in the mechanical properties of the fibers. The obtained results exemplify the use of biological systems to introduce low quantities of new functionalities while maximizing the impact on fiber properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eebc3a85eb2f471dae7999b911bb15d12024-03-14T13:40:37ZengWiley-VCHMacromolecular Materials and Engineering1438-74921439-20542024-03-013093n/an/a10.1002/mame.202300337The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber PropertiesOfir Aharon Kuperman0Peterson deAndrade1Tanguy Terlier2Jacob Judas Kain Kirkensgaard3Robert A. Field4Filipe Natalio5Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 761001 IsraelManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester M1 7DN UKSIMS laboratory Shared Equipment Authority Rice University Houston TX 77005 USADepartment of Food Science University of Copenhagen Copenhagen 1958 DenmarkManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester M1 7DN UKDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 761001 IsraelAbstract Cellulose modification often employs chemical processes to tailor its properties and functionalities to fit the demands of a wide range of applications, maximizing its potential as a versatile and sustainable material. From both synthetic and environmental standpoints, one of the ultimate goals is to achieve significant modifications to enhance the end properties of the cellulose while minimizing the number of modified building blocks. The current study demonstrates that a synthetic glucose derivative, 6‐deoxy‐6‐fluoro‐glucose (6F‐Glc), fed into the fertilized cotton ovules, resulted in the accumulation of fluorine inside the cotton fibers with no apparent alteration to their morphology or development. These fibers exhibited a degree of substitution of 0.006, which is 170 times lower than that reported for chemical methods for cellulose modification. However, the physical characterization of the modified fibers showed a surprisingly large impact of this low‐level modification on the cellulose structure (e.g., hydrogen bonding network rearrangement) and a modest increase in the mechanical properties of the fibers. The obtained results exemplify the use of biological systems to introduce low quantities of new functionalities while maximizing the impact on fiber properties.https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300337cellulosemechanical propertiesmodification cellulosestructures |
| spellingShingle | Ofir Aharon Kuperman Peterson deAndrade Tanguy Terlier Jacob Judas Kain Kirkensgaard Robert A. Field Filipe Natalio The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties Macromolecular Materials and Engineering cellulose mechanical properties modification cellulose structures |
| title | The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties |
| title_full | The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties |
| title_short | The Effect of a Low Degree of Fluorine Substitution on Cotton Fiber Properties |
| title_sort | effect of a low degree of fluorine substitution on cotton fiber properties |
| topic | cellulose mechanical properties modification cellulose structures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300337 |
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