Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7793112 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Surface-deacetylated chitin nanofiber films plasticized with glycerol were prepared to control mechanical properties. Nanofiber networks were able to retain excessive glycerol content up to 70% to obtain self-standing film. All films were flexible and highly transparent independent of glycerol content. Glycerol significantly decreased the Young's moduli and tensile strengths, and increased the fracture strain due to its plasticizing effect. At the same time, glycerol did not change the high transparency or the low thermal expansion of the nanofiber film.
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Authors
Shinsuke Ifuku, Akiko Ikuta, Hironori Izawa, Minoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Saimoto,