纳米纤维素研究及应用进展Ⅰ

纳米纤维素是一种新型的高分子功能材料,具有独特的结构和优良的性能。特别是细菌纤维素,其三维纳米网状结构,生物适应性,良好的机械稳定性,抗菌性等优良性能使它越来越收到重视。本文介绍了近年来对于纳米纤维素制备和应用的研究进展,主要涉及细菌纤维素,植物纤维素和纤维素纳米复合物的制备。本文的下篇《纳米纤维素研究及应用进展Ⅱ》将继续介绍纳米纤维素在生物,医学,增强剂,造纸工业,净化,传导,与无机物复合,食品工业,磁性复合物等方面的应用。     

纳米银在细菌纤维素凝胶膜中的原位合成及性能表征

在细菌纤维素纳米纤维网络结构中采用吐伦试剂与含醛基化合物原位反应生成纳米银颗粒, 制备了纳米银/细菌纤维素(n-Ag/BC)复合凝胶膜, 研究了不同反应条件对复合材料的银含量、 化学结构和晶体结构的影响以及n-Ag/BC的微观结构和纳米银在纤维素网络中的存在形态; 探讨了纳米银颗粒在纤维素网络中的形成机理; 采用伤口常见细菌之一金黄色葡萄球菌测试了n-Ag/BC的抑菌性能; 将n-Ag/BC与胎鼠表皮细胞共培养考察了材料的生物相容性. 研究结果表明, 在细菌纤维素纳米网络结构中可生成直径约为几十纳米的单质纳米银粒子; n-Ag/BC的银含量随着吐伦试剂浓度的增加而增加, 同时银含量还取决于含醛基化合物的用量; 原位反应生成纳米银粒子后细菌纤维素的晶型和结晶度没有发生变化; 纳米银颗粒在细菌纤维素纳米网络结构的交叉处生成, 复合材料n-Ag/BC对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌率达到99%以上, 不影响细胞的增殖和分化过程, 具有良好的生物相容性, 是一种有广阔应用前景的创伤修复抗感染材料.     

壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜对药物表观渗透系数的测试

药物渗透系数是考察复合物膜的药物释放性能的重要参数. 本文以溶解性不同的两种药物扑热息痛和5-氨基水杨酸(5-ASA)为模型药物研究了其在壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜中的渗透性能. 结果表明：壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜的渗透性能与其溶胀性能密切相关;复合物膜中壳聚糖和纤维素硫酸钠的配比、相对分子量和pH值对膜的渗透性能和溶胀性能影响显著,以扑热息痛作为模型药物研究了壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜在模拟胃肠液中对药物的渗透性能. 通过调整该复合物膜的配方,可以使该膜分别实现胃、小肠和结肠定位释药的目的.     

壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜对药物表观渗透系数的测试(英文)

药物渗透系数是考察复合物膜的药物释放性能的重要参数.本文以溶解性不同的两种药物扑热息痛和5-氨基水杨酸(5-ASA)为模型药物研究了其在壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜中的渗透性能.结果表明:壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜的渗透性能与其溶胀性能密切相关;复合物膜中壳聚糖和纤维素硫酸钠的配比、相对分子量和pH值对膜的渗透性能和溶胀性能影响显著,以扑热息痛作为模型药物研究了壳聚糖-纤维素硫酸钠聚电解质复合物膜在模拟胃肠液中对药物的渗透性能.通过调整该复合物膜的配方,可以使该膜分别实现胃、小肠和结肠定位释药的目的.     

CdS纳米晶@碳点复合物膜的电致化学发光

采用热解柠檬酸法制备碳点(CDs),并将之与表面无包裹剂的CdS纳米晶(CdS NCs)超声复合制备CdS纳米晶@碳点(CdS NCs@CDs)复合物。研究了复合物膜阴极电致化学发光(ECL),探讨了CDs对CdS纳米晶膜ECL增强的机理。CDs分散性良好、尺寸在1.5~4 nm之间;与粒径约为4 nm的CdS纳米晶按体积比2∶3复合后,在360 nm光激发下复合物具有最强的荧光发射且表现为CDs的荧光。同时,复合物膜产生归属于激发态CdS纳米晶的最强的ECL发射,且ECL发光峰起置电势正移至-1.05 V。复合物膜的ECL发射是pH依赖的,在pH值为6时,复合物膜具有最大的ECL强度,为CdS纳米晶膜ECL强度的19倍。这种ECL增强源于CDs能束缚大量电子产生局域电场从而促进近邻CdS纳米晶激发态的形成与弛豫。     

含水状态对细菌纤维素/聚苯胺复合凝胶膜制备及性能的影响

以不同含水量细菌纤维素为模板,苯胺单体为原料原位聚合生成聚苯胺,制备出不同含水量细菌纤维素/聚苯胺(HBC/PANI、LBC/PANI及DBC/PANI)复合凝胶膜,系统研究了细菌纤维素凝胶膜含水量和反应时间对苯胺原位聚合以及复合凝胶膜微观形貌、电学性能和力学性能的影响.扫描电镜照片表明聚苯胺均匀包覆在BC纤维上形成导电网络结构;四探针测试表明聚合时间90 min时导电率最高;低含水量加快了聚合反应速度,提高了复合凝胶膜的电导率,而完全干燥则使电导率降低;交流阻抗测试也表明低含水量可以明显提高材料的离子导电性;力学性能测试结果表明了BC/PANI复合凝胶膜具有良好的机械性能,抗拉强度可达0.21 MPa,同时低含水量不会降低复合凝胶膜的力学性能.     

纳米纤维素的制备*

在纳米尺寸范围操控纤维素分子及其超分子聚集体,结构设计并组装出稳定的多重花样,由此创制出具有优异功能的新纳米精细化工品、新纳米材料,是纤维素科学的前沿领域和热点。为了研究当前制备纳米纤维素的现状和发展方向,简述了纳米纤维素化学基础,介绍了三类纳米纤维素：纳米纤维素晶体（晶须）、纳米纤维素复合物和纳米纤维素纤维,重点综述了纳米纤维素的五种制备方法：化学法制备纳米纤维素晶体和晶须、生物法制备细菌纤维素、物理法制备微纤化纳米纤维素、人工合成纳米纤维素和静电纺丝制备纤维素纤维,讨论了各种制备方法的优点和缺点,指出开展纳米纤维素超分子的可控结构设计、立体与位向选择性控制与制备、分子识别与位点识别等自组装过程机理、多尺度结构效应的形成机理等基础理论性研究是主要研究基础,新型的、绿色、低能耗、快速、高效的制备方法是纳米纤维素制备方法的发展方向。     

纳米纤维素晶须的表面醋酸酯化改性及复合材料的力学性能

采用硫酸水解法制备纳米纤维素晶须, 再以冰醋酸为分散介质, 浓硫酸为催化剂, 醋酸酐为酯化剂对纳米纤维素晶须进行不同程度醋酸酯化改性, 得到醋酸酯化的纳米纤维素. 采用红外光谱(FTIR)、 X射线光衍射(XRD)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对改性产物进行分析和表征. 结果表明, 改性纳米纤维素晶须中醋酸酯基的平均取代度过小或过大时均不适宜用作复合材料的增强相. 当改性纳米纤维素晶须中醋酸酯基的平均取代度为0.05时, 醋酸酯化反应只发生在纳米纤维素晶须的表面. 此时, 晶须能在丙酮中稳定悬浮, 表现出流动双折射现象, 并保持了改性前纳米纤维素晶须的棒状形态和高结晶度. 将这种改性后的纳米纤维素晶须作为增强相与醋酸纤维素通过溶液浇铸法制成纳米复合膜, 结果显示, 与空白醋酸纤维素膜相比, 添加改性纳米纤维素晶须后, 纳米复合膜的拉伸强度、 杨氏模量和断裂伸长率都得到了提高. 在玻璃化转变区间纳米复合膜储能模量的降低幅度小于空白膜.     

纳米纤维素研究及应用进展Ⅱ

纳米纤维素是一种新型的高分子功能材料,具有独特的结构和优良的性能,特别是细菌纤维素,其三维纳米网状结构,生物适应性,良好的机械稳定性,抗菌性等优良性能使它越来越收到重视。本文是"纳米纤维素研究及应用进展Ⅰ"的下篇,本文中介绍了近年来对于纳米纤维素应用和研究的进展。文中主要内容有纳米纤维素在生物、医学、增强剂、造纸工业、净化、传导、与无机物复合、食品工业、磁性复合物等方面的应用。     

三醋酸纤维素纳米纤维膜的制备及其油水分离应用

石油开采和油船运输泄露的油污污染日益突出,使得质轻、亲水疏油的油水分离材料得到广泛关注。本文在无任何添加剂条件下,以三醋酸纤维素(TCA)/N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)溶液通过热致相分离(TIPS)制备TCA纳米纤维膜。研究了淬火时间、温度和聚合物浓度等条件对TCA纳米纤维膜形貌的影响。TCA纳米纤维膜的形貌、孔隙率和比表面积通过SEM、乙醇法和N2吸脱附表征。实验结果表明,最佳实验条件为:淬火时间180 min、淬火温度-20℃、聚合物质量分数5%,得到直径为(110±28)nm均匀纤维膜。与块状TCA流延膜相比,TCA纳米纤维膜的高孔隙率和大比表面积以及表面特殊的微/纳结构,使其水接触角由86.2°增加到137.5°。由于高疏水性和亲油性以及强烈的毛细作用,TCA纳米纤维膜的吸油容量达到21.5 g/g,分别是流延膜的20~42倍,且可快速吸收油水混合物中的油层。TCA纳米纤维膜是一种可生物降解的溢油污染清洁材料。     

Susceptibility of never-dried and freeze-dried bacterial cellulose towards esterification with organic acid

The susceptibility of (1) never-dried and (2) freeze-dried bacterial cellulose (BC) towards organic acid esterification is reported in this work. When never-dried BC (BC which was solvent exchanged from water through methanol into pyridine) was modified with hexanoic acid, it was found that the degree of substitution (DS) was significantly lower than that of hexanoic acid modified freeze-dried BC. The crystallinity of freeze-dried BC hexanoate was found to be significantly lower compared to neat BC and never-dried BC hexanoate. This result, along with the high DS indicates that significant bulk modification occurred during the esterification of freeze-dried BC. Such results were not observed for never-dried BC hexanoate. All these evidence point towards to fact that freeze-dried BC was more susceptible to organic acid esterification compared to never-dried BC. A few hypotheses were explored to explain the observed behaviour and further investigated to elucidate our observation; the effect of residual water in cellulose, the accessibility of hydroxyl groups and the crystal structure of never-dried and freeze-dried BC on the susceptibility of cellulose fibrils to esterification, respectively. However, the investigation of these hypotheses raised more questions and we are still left with the main question; why do BC nanofibres behave differently when modifying freeze-dried BC or never-dried BC?     

Controlling the water content of never dried and reswollen bacterial cellulose by the addition of water-soluble polymers to the culture medium

For the modification of medically useful biomaterials from bacterially synthesized cellulose, fleeces of Acetobacter xylinum have been produced in the presence of 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0% (m/v) carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), methylcellulose (MC), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), respectively, in the Hestrin-Schramm culture medium. The incorporation of the water-soluble polymers into cellulose and their influence on the structure, crystal modifications, and material properties are described. With IR and solid-state ¹³C NMR spectroscopy of the fleeces, the presence of the cellulose ethers and an increase in the amorphous parts of the cellulose modifications (NMR results) have been detected. The incorporation is represented by a higher product yield, too. As demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy, a porelike cellulose network structure forms in the presence of CMC and MC. This modified structure increases the water retention ability (expressed as the water content), the ion absorption capacity, and the remaining nitrogen-containing residues from the culture medium or bacteria cells. The water content of bacterial cellulose (BC) in the never dried state and the freeze-dried, reswollen state can be controlled by the CMC concentration in the culture solution. The freeze-dried, reswollen BC-CMC (2.0%) contains 96% water after centrifugation, whereas standard BC has only 73%. About 98% water is included in a BC-MC composite in the wet state, and about 93% is included in the reswollen state synthesized in the presence of 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0% MC. These biomaterial composites can be stored in the dried state and reswollen before use, reaching a higher water absorption than pure, never dried BC. The copper ion capacity of BC-CMC composites increases proportionally with the added amount of CMC. BC-CMC (0.5%) can absorb 3 times more copper ions than original BC. In the case of 0.5 and 1.0% PVA additions to the culture solution, this polymer cannot be detected in the cellulose fleeces after they are washed. Nevertheless the presence of PVA in the culture medium effects a decreased product yield, a retention of nitrogen-containing residues in the material during purification, a reduced water absorption ability, and a slightly higher copper ion capacity in comparison with original BC. The water content of freeze-dried, reswollen BC-PVA (0.5%) is only 62%. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 463–470, 2004     

Improvement in mechanical properties and biocompatibility of biosynthetic bacterial cellulose/lotus root starch composites

Bacterial cellulose/lotus root starch (BC/LRS) composites were prepared by cultivating Acetobacter xylinum in nutrient media containing gelatinized lotus root starch. Low concentrations of gelatinized LRS had increased BC production with the maximum value at 6.67 g/L when 5 g/L of LRS was added in the culture media and the composites had thicker and denser fibrils compared with those of BC with low concentrations of LRS (2.5 and 5 g/L). When the concentration of LRS was increased above 7.5 g/L, the morphology of the BC/LRS composites contained more fibril layers that were linked with LRS. The results from X-ray diffraction (XRD) demonstrated that there was no significant difference in structure between BC and BC/LRS composites except a slight increase in crystallinity for BC/LRS composites as the concentration of LRS was lifted up. The tensile tests were performed to display BC/LRS composites prepared with LRS concentration at 2.5 and 5 g/L in media had the tensile strength of 54 and 60 MPa, respectively, which indicated an improvement in mechanical property compared to the unmodified BC (45 MPa). Live/dead assay with chondrocytes seeded on BC/LRS composite revealed higher cell viability ranging from 85% to 90% than BC. Furthermore, cell morphology with typical spindle shape was observed on the surfaces of BC/LRS composite by confocal microscope. Through the overall results, it shows that this study has provided a guidance to prepare BC/LRS composites with better cell biocompatibility and higher mechanical strength than those of BC for the potential use in cartilage tissue engineering.     

Freeze-dried cellulose acetate membrane fine structure observation

A freeze-dried cellulose acetate membrane fine structure was observed with an ultrathin sectioning electron microscope. The fine structure for the top surface in this membrane could be seen by lead citrate staining ultrathin sectioning. This network structure was observed among pores, which existed in porous substrate. The pore diameter in the top surface was about 50 Å, a value that agrees approximately with the value estimated by gas permeation.     

细菌纤维素/聚丙烯酰胺水凝胶的制备及性能表征

通过自由基聚合在细菌纤维素(BC)网络中引入聚丙烯酰胺(PAM),制备了细菌纤维素/聚丙烯酰胺(BC/PAM)复合水凝胶,并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱(IR)、热失重分析(TGA)、X射线衍射(XRD)和力学测试等手段对复合凝胶的结构和性能进行了研究.研究结果显示在复合水凝胶中,虽然PAM自身没有交联,但由...     

In situ modification of bacterial cellulose nanostructure by adding CMC during the growth of Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Many studies focus on bacterial cellulose (BC) functioning as multi-function bio-resource polymers, due to its fine fiber network, biocompatibility, high water holding capacity, and high mechanical strength. However, BC exhibits poor rehydration after drying due to its high crystallinity. This study added carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) to a BC producing culture medium, which interfered with the formation of BC structure in situ. This process created a modified BC called CBC, whose mechanical strength was found weaker than BC. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the cellulose network in CBC became denser. X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis demonstrated that the addition of CMC reduced crystallinity. CBC also exhibited the highest rehydration ratio because of the lowest crystallinity at the 1.0% CMC addition level.     

Fabrication and enhanced mechanical properties of porous PLA/PEG copolymer reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanofibers for soft tissue engineering applications

A new class of polylactic acid (PLA)/polyethylene glycol (PEG) copolymer reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BC) was prepared using a solvent casting and particulate leaching methods. Four weight fractions of BC (1, 2.5, 5, and 10 wt%) were incorporated into copolymer via silane coupling agent. Mechanical properties were evaluated using response surface method (RSM) to optimize the impact of pore size, porosity, and BC contents. Compressive strength obtained for PLA/PEG-5 BC wt% was 9.8 MPa, which significantly dropped after developing a porous structure to 4.9 MPa. Nielson model was applied to investigate the BC stress concentration on the PLA/PEG. Likewise, krenche and Hapli-Tasi model were employed to investigate the BC nanofiber reinforcement and BC orientation into PLA/PEG chains. The optimal parameters of the experiment results found to be 5 wt% for BC, 230 μm for pore size, and 80% for porosity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrograph indicates that uniform pore size and regular pore shape were achieved after an addition of BC-5% into PLA/PEG. The weight loss of copolymer-BC with scaffolds enhanced to the double values, compared with PLA/PEG-BC % without scaffolds. Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) results revealed that the BC nanofiber improved glass transition temperature (T_g) 57 °C, melting temperature (T_m) 171 °C, and crystallinity (χ %) 43% of PLA/PEG reinforced-BC-5%.     

Effect of carboxylic acid groups on the supercapacitive performance of functional carbon frameworks derived from bacterial cellulose

Three-dimensional(3D) carbonaceous materials derived from bacterial cellulose(BC) has been introduced as electrode for supercapacitors in recent. Here, we report a simple strategy for the synthesis of functional carbon frameworks through 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpilperidine 1-oxyl radical(TEMPO)-mediated oxidation of bacterial cellulose(BC) followed by carbonization. TEMPO-mediated oxidation can efficiently convert the hydroxyls on the surface of BC to carboxylate groups to improve electrochemical activity. Because of its high porosity, good hydrophilicity, rich oxygen groups, and continuous ion transport in-between sheet-like porous network, the TEMPO-oxidized BC delivers a much higher gravimetric capacitance(137.3 F/g) at low annealing temperature of 500℃ than that of pyrolysis BC(31 F/g) at the same annealing temperature. The pyrolysis modified BC obtained at 900℃ shows specific capacitance(160.2 F/g), large current stability and long-term stability(84.2% of its initial capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles).     

Effect of cellulose crystallinity on bacterial cellulose assembly

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising biomaterial as well as a model system useful for investigating cellulose biosynthesis. BC produced under static cultivation condition is a hydrous pellicle consisting of an interconnected network of fibrils assembled in numerous dense layers. The mechanisms responsible for this layered BC assembly remain unknown. This study used calcofluor as a fluorescent marker to examine BC layer formation at the air/liquid interface. Layers are found to move downward into the media after formation while new layers continue to form at the air/liquid interface. Calcoflour is also known to reduce the crystallinity of cellulose, changing the mechanical properties of the formed BC microfibrils. Consecutive addition and accumulation of calcofluor in the culture medium is found to disrupt the layered assembly of BC. BC crystalllinity decreased by 22 % in the presence of 12 % calcofluor (v/v) in the medium as compared to BC produced without calcofluor. This result suggests that cellulose crystallinity and the mechanical properties which crystallinity provides to cellulose are major factors influencing the layered BC structure formed during biosynthesis.     

Bacterial cellulose films: influence of bacterial strain and drying route on film properties

Structural properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) depend on the microstructure of the material, which in turn is influenced by the bacterial strain. This paper reports the production of BC thin films from two bacterial strains, gluconacetobacter xylinus (GX) and gluconacetobacter europaeus (GE), and three methods of drying the films; at room temperature, freeze drying and supercritical drying. The porosity, transparency, water absorption capacity (WAC) and mechanical properties of the obtained films are further investigated. We conclude that materials with different properties can be fabricated by selecting the bacterial strain or the drying method. Supercritical drying of films of GE achieved mechanically robust and extremely light films, 0.05 g/mL, with up to 96 % of porosity, and with a WAC up 110 times their dried weight. We determined that materials resulting from GE strain are not much affected by the drying method. On the other hand, GX produced BC films more sensitive to the drying method used. Films are denser, 0.6–0.2 g/mL, with tunable porosity from 60 to 90 % and their maximum WAC is 66 times their dried weight.