Straightforward Synthesis of Cost-Effective, Flexible, and Hydrophobic Polyaniline-Chitosan (PAni-Cs) Films Produced with Lactic Acid as Solvent

2021 ◽  
Vol 1041 ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Bianca Rae Pasela ◽  
Rayda P. Gammag ◽  
Acelle Pearl T. Castillo ◽  
Doebner von C. Tumacder ◽  
Kathrina Lois Taaca
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Surface Energies ◽  
Facile Preparation

In this study, facile preparation using a new solvent – lactic acid and physical properties of PAni-Cs films are observed. The main goal of the study is to easily synthesize PAni-Cs films using lactic acid as solvent through the solvent casting method and investigate if producing PAni-Cs with lactic acid will enhance its properties. The presence of PAni-Cs was confirmed by observing its structure using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The wettability of the films showed that films produced with lactic acid are less hydrophobic than those produced with acetic acid. Consequently, the computed surface energies revealed PAni-Cs films produced using lactic acid were higher. Water uptake of the films showed deviations when PAni and the solvents (lactic acid and acetic acid) were introduced. Furthermore, films produced with lactic acid were observed to be more flexible. These characterizations revealed that PAni-Cs produced with lactic acid are comparable to the properties of those produced with acetic acid showing that lactic acid helps in the improvement of PAni-Cs surface properties.

APPLICATIONS OF CHITOSAN-SULFATHIAZOLE AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-432
Author(s):  
Dilyana Zvezdova
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Antimicrobial Agent ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Positively Charged

Chitosan, a hydrophilic biopolymer industrially obtained by N-deacetylation of chitin, can be applied as an antimicrobial agent. It highlights the applications of chitosan as an antimicrobial agent against fungi, bacteria, and viruses and as an elicitor of plant defense mechanisms. A series of novel chitosan-sulfathiazole nanocomposite (CSFZ) films were prepared by using solvent casting method for wound healing application. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to ascertain the interaction between negatively charged sulfathiazole and positively charged chitosan. Moreover, the antibacterial activity of the films was investigated against gram positive and gram negative microorganisms. It was found that all CSFZ films showed good inhibitory activity against all the tested bacteria as compared to control. The above analysis suggested that the CSFZ films could be used as potential candidates for wound healing application.

Effect of Polyethylene Glycol in Nanocellulose/PLA Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 821 ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Wanasorn Somphol ◽  
Thipjak Na Lampang ◽  
Paweena Prapainainar ◽  
Pongdhorn Sae-Oui ◽  
Surapich Loykulnant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Mediated Oxidation

Poly (lactic acid) or PLA was reinforced by nanocellulose and polyethylene glycol (PEG), which were introduced into PLA matrix from 0 to 3 wt.% to enhance compatibility and strength of the PLA. The nanocellulose was prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powder and characterized by TEM, AFM, and XRD to reveal rod-like shaped nanocellulose with nanosized dimensions, high aspect ratio and high crystallinity. Films of nanocellulose/PEG/PLA nanocomposites were prepared by solvent casting method to evaluate the mechanical performance. It was found that the addition of PEG in nanocellulose-containing PLA films resulted in an increase in tensile modulus with only 1 wt% of PEG, where higher PEG concentrations negatively impacted the tensile strength. Furthermore, the tensile strength and modulus of nanocellulose/PEG/PLA nanocomposites were higher than the PLA/PEG composites due to the existence of nanocellulose chains. Visual traces of crazing were detailed to describe the deformation mechanism.

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane/polyamide bio-nanocomposite membranes: structure-gas transport properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 11272-11283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhorali Gnanasekaran ◽  
A. Shanavas ◽  
Walter W. Focke ◽  
Rotimi Sadiku
Keyword(s):  
Transport Properties ◽  
Gas Transport ◽  
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Gas Transport Properties ◽  
Oligomeric Silsesquioxane

Prepared cost-effective and environmentally-friendly POSS/PA by facile synthesis via solvent casting method. Conspectus study and morphology correlation with gas-transport properties. Effective H-bonds of POSS and PA facilitate separation properties.

Role of Temperature Change on Poly(DL-lactic acid) Porous Matrix Film Fabrication by Solvent Casting Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 1060 ◽  
pp. 184-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasiprapa Chitrattha ◽  
Thawatchai Phaechamud
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Porous Structure ◽  
Temperature Change ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Porous Matrix ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Porous Films ◽  
Casting Method

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) has a variety of applications. It has been widely used in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is used as an inactive ingredient in the pharmaceutical industry as a solvent, plasticizer, surfactant, ointment base, suppository base, tablet lubricant and capsule lubricant. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of temperature change on PLA porous matrix film fabricating by solvent casting method with an addition of PEG400 to improve and increase the pore interconnectivity. Their mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS) and % elongation at break (%E) and morphology were investigated. Porous films were prepared at 4 °C for 24 h and dry at room temperature for 24 h (4CRT), 4 °C for 24 h and dry at 60 °C for 24 h (4C60C), -20 °C for 24 h and dry at room temperature for 24 h (-20CRT), -20 °C for 24 h and dry at 60 °C for 24 h (-20C60C), -80 °C for 24 h and dry at room temperature for 24 h (-80CRT), and -80 °C for 24 h and dry at 60 °C for 24 h (-80C60C). 4C60C exhibited the highest strength and toughest, however all of samples showed the quite soft behavior. From topography study they displayed the different porous structure which sample of 4C60C displayed the smallest porous structure. Therefore, the temperature change between the fabrication processes affected the TS, %E and morphology structure of PLA porous matrix films.

Antimicrobial and Physical Properties of Chitosan Film as Affected by Solvent Types and Glycerol as Plasticizer

2013 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syarifah Nur Adila ◽  
Nugraha Edhi Suyatma ◽  
Antung Sima Firlieyanti ◽  
Aishah Bujang
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Citric Acid ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Chitosan Film ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Inhibition Activity ◽  
Percentage Elongation ◽  
Candida Sp ◽  
Chitosan Films

This study aims to evaluate the influence of solvent acids and glycerol as plasticizer on the antimicrobial and physical properties of chitosan films. Three types of acids were used in the same concentration, e.g. 1% acetic acid, 1% citric acid and 1% lactic acid whereas glycerol was fixed on 10% (w/w). In terms of barrier properties, chitosan film obtained by citric acid as solvent showed the lowest water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) followed by chitosan film prepared with lactic acid and acetic acid. Concerning mechanical properties, chitosan film prepared with acetic acid exhibited the highest tensile strength and the lowest percentage elongation. The expected result was obtained where plasticized chitosan films had higher percentage elongation than the unplasticized one. In this study, disc and well diffusion method were used against bacteria, yeast and fungi to characterize antimicrobial activity of the obtained films. When the disc diffusion method was used, all of chitosan films showed an inhibition activity against E. coli, B. cereus and S. aureus whereas no inhibition against Penicillium sp. and Candida sp except chitosan film prepared with acetic acid that showed inhibition against Candida sp. The same result was observed by using well diffusion method with the exception of chitosan solutions prepared with acetic acid solution where they also showed inhibition activity against Penicillium sp. and Candida sp.

Film Properties of Poly(lactic Acid) Comprising N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone

2012 ◽  
Vol 528 ◽  
pp. 140-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasiprapa Chitrattha ◽  
Thawatchai Phaechamud
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Water Sorption ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Film Properties ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Bone Fixation ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Dose Dependent

Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) has many potential uses, for example as packaging, textiles, biomedical fields, including suture, bone fixation material, drug delivery microsphere, and tissue engineering. However, PLA shows the poor toughness, slow degradation rate and relatively hydrophobic. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to improve the characteristics of PLA film. PLA films were prepared using a solvent casting method and their various properties were investigated. From tensile strength (TS), elongation at break (E) and young’s modulus (ε) determinations, the incorporated PLA films exhibited the softer behavior than plain PLA film. On the other hand, from the contact angle and surface free energy values, the PLA films incorporated with NMP could improve the wettability of solvents and also increased % water sorption (WS) and % weight loss (WL) than PLA films with NMP dose dependent. However SEM photographs revealed the more rather rough and cracked surface as the higher amount of NMP was incorporated in PLA film.

Conductivity Studies of Schiff Base Ligands Derived from O-Phenylenediamine and Their Co(II) and Zn(II) Complexes

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Muhamad Faridz Osman ◽  
Karimah Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Schiff Base ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Coordination Complexes ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Schiff Base Ligands

The coordination complexes of Co(II) and Zn(II) with Schiff bases derived from o-phenylenediamine and substituted 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde were prepared All compounds were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy elemental analyzers. They were analyzed using impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range of 100Hz-1 MHz. LI and L2 showed higher conductivity compared to their metal complexes, which had values of 1.3 7 x 10-7 and 6.13 x 10-8 S/cm respectively. 

ANCORSTEEL 4300

Alloy Digest ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Effective Alternative ◽  
Powder Metal ◽  
Secondary Processing ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative

Abstract Ancorsteel 4300 alloy ferrous powder simulates wrought steel compositions and is a cost-effective alternative to alloys requiring secondary processing. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating and powder metal forms. Filing Code: SA-611. Producer or source: Hoeganaes Corporation.

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