Tailoring Hydrogel Structures: Investigating the Effects of Multistep Cellulose Defibrillation on Polyvinyl Alcohol Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Nanosuspension Characteristics after Defibrillated at Multiple Steps
2.2. Morphology
2.3. Microstructure
2.4. Mechanical Characterization
2.5. Thermal Characterization
2.6. Swelling Kinetics
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preprocess of Cellulose Suspension
4.3. NFC Cellulose Suspension
4.4. Hydrogel Synthesis of NFC Cellulose with Polyvinyl Alcohol
4.5. Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR)
4.6. Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS)
4.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy
4.8. Thermodynamic Analysis
4.9. Kinetics of Swelling of Hydrogels
4.10. Statistical Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | TGA | DSC—PVA | Schott Equation Model | ||||||
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Tmax (°C) | T10 (°C) | Tm (°C) | ΔHf (J/g) | R2 | Ks | W∞ Calc | W∞ Obs | ||
1st Stage | 2nd Stage | ||||||||
PVA | 365 ± 3 | 427 ± 4 | 268 ± 3 | 226 ± 2 | 73 ± 6 | 0.9999 | 0.014 | 3.48 | 3.46 |
15 | 369 ± 5 | 435 ± 3 | 204 ± 2 | 223 ± 2 | 24 ± 3 | 0.9999 | 0.077 | 3.04 | 3.03 |
30 | 367 ± 5 | 436 ± 4 | 173 ± 2 | 222 ± 2 | 26 ± 2 | 0.9998 | 0.038 | 2.13 | 2.12 |
60 | 366 ± 4 | 440 ± 5 | 256 ± 3 | 223 ± 2 | 27 ± 3 | 0.9988 | 0.019 | 2.03 | 2.00 |
120 | 347 ± 4 | 426 ± 4 | 238 ± 1 | 223 ± 2 | 22 ± 3 | 0.9998 | 0.031 | 2.05 | 2.03 |
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de Lima, G.G.; Aggio, B.B.; Pedro, A.C.; de Lima, T.A.d.M.; Magalhães, W.L.E. Tailoring Hydrogel Structures: Investigating the Effects of Multistep Cellulose Defibrillation on Polyvinyl Alcohol Composites. Gels 2024, 10, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10030212
de Lima GG, Aggio BB, Pedro AC, de Lima TAdM, Magalhães WLE. Tailoring Hydrogel Structures: Investigating the Effects of Multistep Cellulose Defibrillation on Polyvinyl Alcohol Composites. Gels. 2024; 10(3):212. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10030212
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Lima, Gabriel Goetten, Bruno Bernardi Aggio, Alessandra Cristina Pedro, Tielidy A. de M. de Lima, and Washington Luiz Esteves Magalhães. 2024. "Tailoring Hydrogel Structures: Investigating the Effects of Multistep Cellulose Defibrillation on Polyvinyl Alcohol Composites" Gels 10, no. 3: 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10030212