Preparation and mechanical properties of bacterial cellulose nanocomposites loaded with silica nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Shoichiro Yano Hideaki Maeda Megumi Nakajima Toshiki Hagiwara Takashi Sawaguchi |
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Institution: | (1) College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, 1-8-14 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan |
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Abstract: | Bacterial cellulose (BC), which is produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus (Ga. xylinus) in culture, is made up of a three-dimensional network of ribbon-shaped bundles of cellulose microfibrils. In the current
studies, we used two processes to prepare nanocomposites of BC filled with silica particles. In Process I, Ga. xylinus was incubated in medium containing silica sol Snowtex 0 (ST 0, pH 2–4) or Snowtex 20 (ST 20, pH 9.5–10.0). The elastic modulus
at 20 °C was improved by keeping the amount of silica in the nanocomposites below 4% when ST 20 was used and below 8.7% when
ST 0 was used. This process allowed incorporation of 50% silica in BC. Inclusion of higher amounts of silica reduced the modulus
at 20 °C and the strength of the nanocomposites below that of BC. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that the silica
particles disturb the formation of ribbon-shaped fibrils and affect the preferential orientation of the (
) plane. We also produced BC-silica nanocomposites by Process II, wherein the BC hydrogel was immersed in different concentrations
of silica sols, allowing silica particles to diffuse into the BC hydrogel and lodge in the spaces between the ribbon-shaped
fibrils. This method increased the modulus at 20°C and the strength compared to the BC matrix, but it was difficult to load
the BC with more than 10% silica in this way. |
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Keywords: | Bacterial cellulose Silica sol Nanocomposite Dynamic viscoelasticity Tensile strength X-ray diffractometry |
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