Simple and Fast One-Pot Cellulose Gel Preparation in Aqueous Pyrrolidinium Hydroxide Solution-Cellulose Solvent and Antibacterial Agent.

ABSTRACT: Cellulose is the main component of biomass and is the most abundant biopolymer on earth; it is a non-toxic, low-cost material that is biocompatible and biodegradable. Cellulose gels are receiving increasing attention as medical products, e.g., as wound dressings. However, the preparation of cellulose hydrogels employing unmodified cellulose is scarcely reported because of the cumbersome dissolution of cellulose. In previous studies, we developed the new promising cellulose solvent N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium hydroxide in an aqueous solution, which can dissolve up to 20 wt% cellulose within a short time at room temperature. In this study, we employed this solvent system and investigated the gelation behavior of cellulose after crosslinker addition. The swelling behavior in water (swelling

SUBMITTER: Seiler ERD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8230700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature