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Anti-fog chitosan/sodium lauryl ether sulfate films

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The aim of this study was the preparation and characterization of hydrophobic–hydrophilic chitosan films obtained through interaction between the cationic biopolymer, chitosan (CH), with sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), an anionic surfactant, which has also nonionic surfactant properties. The chitosan flat films were obtained at different concentrations of SLES, in the range of 0.02–0.1 M, where spherical capsules were also obtained. The wettability, quantified by the values of contact angle, indicated the hydrophobic character of the films. The significant values of swelling capacity in water, and in 1 % acetic acid solution confirmed the hydrophilic character of the obtained films. Weight loss of CH/SLES films after 24 h, in water and 1 % acetic acid solution was less than 3 % for the all samples. The structure of CH/SLES complex was determined by FTIR spectroscopy method. The morphology of CH/SLES film surfaces determined by atomic force microscopy showed a film surface with nanoroughness structure, determined by the SLES self-assembled nanostructures. The obtained CH/SLES films are transparent and have anti-fogging properties, compared with CH/sodium lauryl sulfate film, which is also transparent but, it gets fogged when coming in contact with warm air.

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The authors would like to acknowledge to EU (ERDF) and Roumanian Government support that allowed for acquisition of the research infrastructure under POS-CCE O 2.2.1 project INFRANANOCHEM—Nr. 19/01.03.2009.

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  1. Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd, 030018, Bucharest, Romania

    Manuela Florea-Spiroiu, Diana Achimescu & Ioana Stanculescu

  2. National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126 A (32 B) Erou Iancu Nicolae Str, 077190, Bucharest, Romania

    Munizer Purica & Raluca Gavrila

  3. Department of Colloids, Institute of Physical Chemistry “I. Murgulescu”, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021, Bucharest, Romania

    Sandu Peretz

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Florea-Spiroiu, M., Achimescu, D., Stanculescu, I. et al. Anti-fog chitosan/sodium lauryl ether sulfate films. Polym. Bull. 70, 3305–3316 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-013-1023-z

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