CHITIN NANOFIBRES AS REINFORCEMENT FOR HYDROXYAPATITE-BASED COMPOSITE PREPARATION

• Authors: Tomasz Machałowski , Mikołaj Kozłowski , Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska , Jarosław Jakubowicz , Teofil Jesionowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The development and improvement of chitin applications have drawn special attention from the global scientific community due to their extraordinary features and abundance. In this study, β-chitin nanofibres were obtained using the ultrasonication treatment method. Then, hydroxyapatite/nanochitin (HAp/NCh) composites were prepared at different maturation times. In this case, mixtures of various amounts of β-chitin nanofibres (1%, 2%, and 5%) were added during the HAp precipitation approach. The prepared HAp/NCh materials were characterised with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The surface of prepared specimens was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The presence of nanofibres was confirmed by non-invasive backscattering with dynamic light scattering particle size analysis. Moreover, the synergic effect of chitin nanofibres on the mechanical resistance of HAp-based composite was investigated. The sample with 5% of chitin nanofibres exhibited about 10 times higher compression strength than the pure HAp. All these results essentially indicate that the prepared material can be a potential candidate for bone tissue engineering applications and further development.

Keywords

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biocomposites; hydroxyapatite; nanochitin

Discipline

• PHARMACOLOGY: PHARMACOLOGY

• Publisher: Polish Chitin Society
• Journal: Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 27
• Pages: 162-174

Contributors

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Tomasz Machałowski

• Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology

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Mikołaj Kozłowski

• Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology

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Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska

• Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology

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Jarosław Jakubowicz

• Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology

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Teofil Jesionowski

• Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology

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