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Published in: Cellulose 2/2018

30-12-2017 | Original Paper

Preparation and characterization of individual chitin nanofibers with high stability from chitin gels by low-intensity ultrasonication for antibacterial finishing

Authors: Haizhong Zou, Baofeng Lin, Chuanhui Xu, Minjie Lin, Wei Zhan

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Individual chitin nanofibers with high stability were feasibly prepared from chitin gel via low-intensity ultrasonication. The morphology of the treated gel could be controlled from nanoparticles to nanofibers by simply adjusting the ultrasonic time. The nanofibers had a nanoscaled width and an average length of 650 nm. Compared with original chitin gel, the chemical structure, α-chitin crystalline structure and thermo stability of chitin nanofibers were well maintained after the treatment. TGA results proved that nanofibers were obtained by hydrogen bonding structure’s reorganization of chitin gel which was driven by ultrasonication. These nanofibers had high suspension stability and were used as finishing agent for cotton fabric. The SEM result showed that chitin nanofibers had good compatibility to cotton fabrics. The finished cotton fabric had a low color difference of 4.88 to raw cotton fabric and an antibacterial activity with 99% bacterial reductions. Our results indicate that this cost-effective and eco-friendly product holds immense potential value in textile industry for antibacterial finishing application.

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Metadata
Title
Preparation and characterization of individual chitin nanofibers with high stability from chitin gels by low-intensity ultrasonication for antibacterial finishing
Authors
Haizhong Zou
Baofeng Lin
Chuanhui Xu
Minjie Lin
Wei Zhan
Publication date
30-12-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Cellulose / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1634-x

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