Importance of Primary and Secondary Hydrogen Bonding Interactions of Polyols on the Plasticization of Chitosan.

ABSTRACT: Molecular-level interactions between glucosamine and glycerol have shed light on the specific binding motif required for the plasticization of chitosan with glycerol via the gel theory mechanism. Here, we describe a spectroscopic study of the intermolecular interactions between the monomeric repeat unit of chitosan, glucosamine, and simplified 1,2- and 1,3-diol units of glycerol (i.e, 1,3-propanediol and ethylene glycol). The material properties of chitosan films containing these diols at varying concentrations were characterized using ATR-IR, DMA, TGA, and SEM. The combined results indicate that these diols plasticize chitosan via the lubricity theory mechanism, which differs from glycerol that plasticizes via the gel theory mechanism. At low concentrations, this difference in mechanism h

SUBMITTER: Mars SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11465282 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature