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Torlopov MA, Martakov IS, Mikhaylov VI, et al. Regulation of structure, rheological and surface properties of chitin nanocrystal dispersions. Carbohydr Polym. 2017;174:1164-1171doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036.
Torlopov, M. A., Martakov, I. S., Mikhaylov, V. I., Tsvetkov, N. V., & Krivoshapkin, P. V. (2017). Regulation of structure, rheological and surface properties of chitin nanocrystal dispersions. Carbohydrate polymers, 1741164-1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036
Torlopov, M A, et al. "Regulation of structure, rheological and surface properties of chitin nanocrystal dispersions." Carbohydrate polymers vol. 174 (2017): 1164-1171. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036
Torlopov MA, Martakov IS, Mikhaylov VI, Tsvetkov NV, Krivoshapkin PV. Regulation of structure, rheological and surface properties of chitin nanocrystal dispersions. Carbohydr Polym. 2017 Oct 15;174:1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036. Epub 2017 Jul 16. PMID: 28821041.
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Carbohydr Polym. 2017 Oct 15;174:1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036. Epub 2017 Jul 16.

Regulation of structure, rheological and surface properties of chitin nanocrystal dispersions.

Carbohydrate polymers

M A Torlopov, I S Martakov, V I Mikhaylov, N V Tsvetkov, P V Krivoshapkin

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Chemistry, Komi Science Centre, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar 167982, Russian Federation.
  2. Institute of Chemistry, Komi Science Centre, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar 167982, Russian Federation. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation.
  4. St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation; ITMO University, St. Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation.

PMID: 28821041 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.036

Abstract

The hydrosols of chitin nanocrystals (ChN) are promising as modifiers of properties, drug delivery systems, and media. The purpose of this work is to clarify the mechanisms for regulating processes of stability and structure formation occurring in the ChN hydrosols under the influence of varying ionic strength. ChN were isolated from the crab shell; ChN hydrosols are obtained with different concentrations of the dispersed phase. The structure and morphology of the particles was studied by atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Hydrosols were studied by rotational viscometry, dynamic light scattering, and photometry in the presence of KCl with concentration up to 200mM. The experimental results of finding the rapid coagulation threshold are compared with calculated ones performed with the use of the modified DLVO theory. It is established that in the range of electrolyte concentrations 30∼75mM, the optical and rheological properties of the ChN hydrosols undergo crucial changes. At an electrolyte concentration of 20∼150mM, particles coagulate at a secondary potential minimum; the parallel orientation of the particles is energetically more advantageous. In systems with a higher concentration of electrolyte, there is no potential barrier; rapid barrier-free coagulation is observed, with the formation of stronger coagulation contacts and the formation of stable gels.

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Keywords: Chitin nanocrystals; Colloidal stability; DLVO theory; Self-organization; Surface properties

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