Enhancing strength and toughness of cellulose nanofibril network structures with an adhesive peptide

Autor(es)

Trovatti, Eliane ^{[1, 2]} ; Tang, Hu ^[3] ; Hajian, Alireza ^[4] ; Meng, Qijun ^[3] ; Gandini, Alessandro ^[1] ; Berglund, Lars A. ^[4] ; Zhou, Qi ^{[3, 4]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Inst Chem, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense 400, BR-13566590 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Araraquara, R Carlos Gomes 1217, BR-14801340 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Royal Inst Technol, AlbaNova Univ Ctr, Sch Biotechnol, S-10691 Stockholm - Sweden

^[4] Royal Inst Technol, Dept Fiber & Polymer Technol, Wallenberg Wood Sci Ctr, S-10044 Stockholm - Sweden

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Carbohydrate Polymers; v. 181, p. 256-263, FEB 1 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 8

Resumo

The mechanical properties of cellulose nanofibrils network structure are essential for their applications in functional materials. In this work, an adhesive peptide consisting of just 11 amino acid residues with a hydrophobic core sequence of FLIVI (F - phenylalanine, L - leucine, I - isoleucine, V - valine) flanked by three lysine (K) residues was adsorbed to 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy radical (TEMPO) oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TO-CNF). Composite films were prepared by solution casting from water suspensions of TO-CNF adsorbed with the adhesive peptide. The nanofibrils network structure of the composite was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The structure of the peptide in the composites and the interactions between TO-CNF and the peptide were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The mechanical properties of the composites were characterized by tensile tests and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). With 6.3 wt.% adhesive peptide adsorbed onto TO-CNF, the composite showed a modulus of 12.5 +/- 1.4 GPa, a tensile strength of 344.5 +/- (15.3) MPa, and a strain to failure of 7.8 +/- 0.4%, which are 34.4%, 48.8%, and 23.8% higher than those for neat TO-CNF, respectively. This resulted in significantly improved toughness (work to fracture) for the composite, 77% higher than that for the neat TO-CNF. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/05265-2 - Compósitos adesivos biomiméticos baseados em celulose microfibrilada e peptídeos
• Beneficiário: Eliane Trovatti
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado