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Structure and properties of thermomechanically processed silk peptide and nanoclay filled chitosan

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Chen, Pei, Xie, Fengwei, Tang, Fengzai and McNally, Tony (2020) Structure and properties of thermomechanically processed silk peptide and nanoclay filled chitosan. Nanocomposites, 6 (3). pp. 125-136. doi:10.1080/20550324.2020.1820796

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Abstract

While chitosan has great potential for biomedical and wider application due to its appealing characteristics such as biocompatibility and inherent antimicrobial activity, its properties usually need to be further tailored for specific uses. In this study, the effect of inclusion of silk peptide (SP) and nanoclays (montmorillonite, MMT and sepiolite, SPT) on the properties of thermomechanically processed chitosan were examined. Blending SP with chitosan led to a material with greater elasticity and surface wettability. For the chitosan matrix, addition of either MMT or SPT resulted in increased mechanical properties with MMT being more effective, likely due to its 2D layered structure. For the chitosan/SP matrix, while inclusion of MMT caused increased mechanical properties and thermal stability, SPT was more effective than MMT at reducing surface hydrophilicity and SPT fully counteracted the increased surface hydrophilicity caused by SP. Thus, this work shows the different effects of MMT and SPT on chitosan-based materials and provides insights into achieving balanced properties.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Chitosan, Silk, Nanocomposites (Materials), Biopolymers
Journal or Publication Title: Nanocomposites
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 2055-0324
Official Date: 18 September 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
18 September 2020Published
3 September 2020Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 21 September 2020
Volume: 6
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 125-136
DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2020.1820796
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
798225Horizon 2020 Framework Programmehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010661
UNSPECIFIEDChina Scholarship Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004543
GXPSMM18ZD-02Guangxi University for Nationalitieshttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004703

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