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Cellulose hydrogels physically crosslinked by glycine: Synthesis, characterization, thermal and mechanical properties
Author(s) -
Palantöken S.,
Bethke K.,
Zivanovic V.,
Kalinka G.,
Kneipp Janina,
Rademann Klaus
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.48380
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , cellulose , biopolymer , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , dissolution , adsorption , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Biopolymers are very efficient for significant applications ranging from tissue engineering, biological devices to water purification. There is a tremendous potential value of cellulose because of its being the most abundant biopolymer on earth, swellability, and functional groups to be modified. A novel, highly efficient route for the fabrication of mechanically stable and natural hydrogels is described in which cellulose and glycine are dissolved in an alkaline solution of NaOH and neutralized in an acidic solution. The dissolving temperature and the glycine amount are essential parameters for the self‐assembly of cellulose chains and for tuning the morphology and the aggregate structures of the resulting hydrogels. Glycine plays the role of a physical crosslinker based on the information obtained from FTIR and Raman spectra. Among the prepared set of hydrogels, CL5Gly30 hydrogels have the highest capacity to absorb water. The prepared CL5Gly30 gels can absorb up to seven times their dry weight due to its porous 3‐D network structure. CL5Gly10 hydrogel exhibits 80% deformation under 21 N force executed. The method developed in this article can contribute to the application of heavy metal adsorption in aqueous solutions for water purification and waste management. © 2019 The Authors. 137 published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137 , 48380.