Preparation of high water-absorbing hydrogel based on grafted micro/nano cellulose

Preparation of Salt-sensitive and Antibacterial Hydrogel Based on Quaternized Cellulose

Cellulose hydrogels with quaternary ammonium (QA) groups were prepared via the etherification and cross-linking reaction. The structure of the functional hydrogels with QA groups was confirmed with FT-IR. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis indicated that there was a large amount of free water in the hydrogels. The hydrogels showed salt-sensitivity behavior, and they also exhibited...

Preparation and Characterization of a Cotton-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogel

In this work, hydrogel nanocomposites were synthesized by solution polymerization of acrylic acid (AA) and itaconic acid (IA) in the presence of cotton fabric. Ammonium persulfate (APS) was used as the polymerization initiator in the presence of a crosslinker, methylene bisacrylamide (MBA). Insertion of Ag followed by reduction of Ag+ cations results in a hydrogel nanocomposite. The ...

Cellulose Functionalysed with Grafted Oligopeptides

Antibacterial and Cytotoxicity Effects of TiO2-Grafted Cellulose Nanocomposite

TiO2-grafted cellulose bio-nanocomposite (Cell.Com) was successfully prepared by combining modified cellulose and TiO2 nanoparticles via copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide click reaction. The antibacterial and cytotoxicity effects of Cell.Com containing cellulose, triazole ring and TiO2 moieties are reported in this work. The antibacterial activity of Cell.Com was investigated against gram positive ...

High Efficiency Conversion of Regenerated Cellulose Hydrogel Directly to Functionalized Cellulose Nanoparticles.

This article provides a novel and efficient method of "self-assembly/modification/dispersion" for the preparation of functionalized cellulose nanoparticles (CNPs) based on regenerated cellulose hydrogel (RCH). The process of the preparation of CNPs is simplified greatly, which contributes to broadening the utilization of CNPs. Under the given conditions, cellulose chains self-assemble into nano...