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Modification of cellulose/chitin mix fibers under different cold plasma conditions

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A two step process was used for the cellulose/chitin mix fibers modification: the first one consists in cold plasma activation followed by the second step the reaction with different chemical modifiers by subsequent impregnation or impregnation/coupling reaction. The activation has been performed under the action of four kinds of cold plasma discharges (discharge gases: air, oxygen, nitrogen and argon). The N-isopropylacrylamide, acrylic acid and oleic acid are used as modifiers. The modified samples were characterized by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. All results confirm the morphological and structural changes after plasma treatments which determine the modification of the cellulose/chitin mix fibers.

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This work was done in the framework of the project BIONANOMED 164/2012 financed by Romanian UEFISCDI.

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  1. “P. Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania

    Anamaria Sdrobiş & Cornelia Vasile

  2. Department of Polymer Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Ondrej Kylian & Hynek Biederman

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Sdrobiş, A., Kylian, O., Biederman, H. et al. Modification of cellulose/chitin mix fibers under different cold plasma conditions. Cellulose 20, 509–524 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-012-9842-x

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