نبذة مختصرة : A biomimetic approach was taken for studying the adsorption of a model copolymer (pullulan abietate, DS 0.027), representing the lignin–carbohydrate complex, to a model surface for cellulose fibers (Langmuir–Blodgett thin films of regenerated cellulose). Adsorption results were assayed using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Rapid, spontaneous, and desorption-resistant surface modification resulted. This effort is viewed as a critical first step towards the permanent surface modification of cellulose fibers with a layer of molecules amenable to either enzymatic crosslinking for improved wood composites or thermoplastic consolidation.
Relation: https://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/23247/1/Gradwell_23247.pdf; HAL : hal-02080770; Gradwell, Sheila E. and Renneckar, Scott and Esker, Alan R. and Heinze, Thomas and Gatenholm, Paul and Vaca-Garcia, Carlos and Glasser, Wolfgang. Surface modification of cellulose fibers: towards wood composites by biomimetics. (2004) Comptes Rendus Biologies, 327 (9-10). 945-953. ISSN 1631-0691
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