Natural Rubber Films Reinforced with Cellulose and Chitosan Prepared by Latex Aqueous Microdispersion.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, green composite films comprising natural rubber (NR), cellulose (CE), and chitosan (CS) were successfully fabricated through a simple, facile, cost-effective method in order to improve mechanical, chemical, and antimicrobial properties of NR composite films. Chitosan with a low molecular weight of 30,000-50,000 g/mol (CS-L) and a medium molecular weight of 300,000-500,000 g/mol (CS-M) was used for the fabrication. The composite films were prepared via a latex aqueous microdispersion method with different weight ratios of NR:CE:CS-L/CS-M. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results demonstrated strong interactions of hydrogen bonds between CE and CS-L/CS-M in the composite films. The tensile strength and the modulus of the composite films in dried form were found t

SUBMITTER: Sutipanwihan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11435537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature