Effects of salt concentration on the structure and properties of composite fiber of carboxymethyl cellulose/N-2-hydroxylpropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan prepared by polyelectoyte complexation-freeze drying

Yu Chen*, Yang Liu, Tao Xing, Boyang Sun, Zhipan Feng, Puwang Li, Ziming Yang, Sidong Li, Shusen Chen

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Abstract

The conventional electrospinning process for the preparation of fibers usually require complex equipment and complicated preparation processes, as well as chemical crosslinkers and organic solvents, which limits its application in the preparation of biomedical materials. In the current study, carboxymethyl cellulose/N-2-hydroxylpropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan (CMC/HACC) composite fibers were fabricated by polyelectrolyte complexation (PEC) and freeze drying coupled method in both pure water and NaCl solution. The structures of the as-prepared fibers and the effects of NaCl concentration on the structures of fibers were studied by FTIR, solid 13C NMR, XRD, XPS and SEM. The formation mechanism of the composite fiber and the effects of NaCl concentration on structure and properties of the composite fiber were simulated in the Materials Studio software and discussed. The swelling properties and the thermal decomposition kinetics of the composite fiber were studied. The results suggest that the addition of NaCl electrolyte to the complexing system significantly affects the structure and properties of the PEC fiber. Our work has provided a new preparation route to the composite fibers of natural polymers with controllable structures and properties by the combination of PEC and freeze drying techniques using NaCl with desired concentration as the electrolyte.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1030-1039
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume151
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2020

Keywords

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose
  • Fibers
  • Freeze drying
  • Polyelectrolyte complex
  • Quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan
  • Salt

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