Modification of Bacterial Cellulose Biofilms with Xylan Polyelectrolytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Microorganism
2.2. Films Production and Purification
2.3. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.4. Contact Angle Measurements and Surface Free Energy Determination
2.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.6. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
2.7. Mechanical and Optical Properties
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. X-ray Diffraction
3.2. Contact Angle Measurements
3.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.4. Atomic Force Microscopy
3.5. Mechanical and Optical Properties
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Crystallinity Index (%) | |
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BC_Cs | 82.61 |
BC_PS5s | 75.45 |
BC_PS6s | 72.86 |
BC_Ch | 80.92 |
BC_PS5h | 74.48 |
BC_PS6h | 78.68 |
Surface Free Energy-γ- (mN/m) | Dispersive Component -γd- (mN/m) | Polar Component -γp- (mN/m) | Polar Component/Surface Free Energy -γp/γ- (%) | Contact Angle with Water -αw- (°) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC_Cs | 37.7 | 12.6 | 25.03 | 66.5 | 62.4 |
BC_PS5s | 24.9 | 18.2 | 6.67 | 26.8 | 88.6 |
BC_PS6s | 32.5 | 16.2 | 16.28 | 50.1 | 73.2 |
BC_Ch | 35.2 | 14.2 | 21.00 | 59.7 | 65.4 |
BC_PS5h | 47.7 | 10.0 | 37.78 | 79.1 | 46.3 |
BC_PS6h | 42.0 | 11.8 | 30.22 | 71.9 | 54.0 |
Rq | ||
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Side a | Side b | |
BC_Cs | 55.05 | 52.25 |
BC_PS5s | 127.00 | 110.30 |
BC_PS6s | 102.80 | 87.80 |
BC_Ch | 84.80 | 12.77 |
BC_PS5h | 110.30 | 38.85 |
BC_PS6h | 88.10 | 23.95 |
Yellowness (%) | Opacity (%) | Brightness (%) | Gloss (%) | ||
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Side a | Side b | ||||
BC_Cs | 22.46 ± 1.69 | 23.61 ± 1.50 | 50.17 ± 1.24 | 35.26 ± 10.59 | 40.69 ± 7.74 |
BC_PS5s | 28.73 ± 0.95 | 24.25 ± 1.23 | 41.01 ± 1.05 | 8.72 ± 2.65 | 9.93 ± 2.74 |
BC_PS6s | 18.99 ± 0.97 | 20.72 ± 1.61 | 53.19 ± 1.14 | 10.53 ± 2.19 | 12.36 ± 2.41 |
BC_Ch | 19.27 ± 1.12 | 40.64 ± 2.57 | 56.89 ± 1.01 | 13.83 ± 0.39 | 73.83 ± 4.76 |
BC_PS5h | 25.42 ± 0.78 | 39.24 ± 4.14 | 48.79 ± 0.68 | 14.47 ± 0.33 | 81.04 ± 4.49 |
BC_PS6h | 19.03 ± 0.89 | 40.15 ± 2.22 | 56.70 ± 0.91 | 13.58 ± 0.18 | 79.54 ± 2.31 |
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Santos, S.M.; Carbajo, J.M.; Gómez, N.; Ladero, M.; Villar, J.C. Modification of Bacterial Cellulose Biofilms with Xylan Polyelectrolytes. Bioengineering 2017, 4, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040093
Santos SM, Carbajo JM, Gómez N, Ladero M, Villar JC. Modification of Bacterial Cellulose Biofilms with Xylan Polyelectrolytes. Bioengineering. 2017; 4(4):93. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040093
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos, Sara M., José M. Carbajo, Nuria Gómez, Miguel Ladero, and Juan C. Villar. 2017. "Modification of Bacterial Cellulose Biofilms with Xylan Polyelectrolytes" Bioengineering 4, no. 4: 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040093