THERMAL AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) STUDIES OF MICROCRYSTALLINE CHITOSAN/POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) MIXTURES

• Authors: Katarzyna Lewandowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the present paper, the results of thermal analysis (DSC and TGA) and atomic force microscopy studies of microcrystalline chitosan (MCCh) with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are presented. Microcrystalline chitosan is blended with poly(vinyl alcohol) in acetic acid solution and this solution is cast to prepare the blend film. From thermal curves the thermal transitions: Tg, Tm and characteristic temperatures of decomposition: Tdi, Tmax have been determined and compared. The influence of the degree of PVA hydrolysis on the thermal properties of blend systems has been discussed. The surface properties of the MCCh and PVA films and their blends have been studied by tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM). The changes of topography images were considered by determining the root mean square (RMS) deviation in the image data. The obtained results suggested that in solid MCCh/PVA mixtures the components are poorly miscible.

Keywords

EN

AFM; microcrystalline chitosan; poly(vinyl alcohol); polymer blends; thermal analysis

• Publisher: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Polskie Towarzystwo Chitynowe
• Journal: Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 11 - 16

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Lewandowska

• Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University,

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• Document Type: article