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Novel ethylene diamine functionalised nanocellulose/poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) composites for biomedical applications

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Functionalisation is a viable route for enhancing the interfacial interactions between a hydrophobic polymer matrix and a hydrophilic reinforcement. One of the challenges in this strategy, particularly for reinforcements similar to cellulose, is the improvement in interfacial adhesion while not sacrificing the key properties including biocompatibility. In this part of the present investigation, cellulose nanoparticles were functionalised with ethylene diamine to form aminodeoxy cellulose nanoparticles and subsequently incorporated into poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) to develop composites. The successful functionalisation was confirmed by FTIR. TEM analysis showed that the reinforcement particles retained their nanodimensions even after functionalisation. The mechanical properties of EAA films were found to be improved by the addition of functionalised nanoparticles. Thermal stability of the nanoparticles and composites was seen to be improved by functionalisation. The functionalised nanocellulose reinforced composites showed excellent biocompatibility.

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The first author wish to kindly acknowledge Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India for JRF fellowship and Centre for Engineering Research and Development, Kerala for the Research Seed Money project.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Government Arts and Science College, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673018, India

    Sangeetha Chenampulli

  2. Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, 673 601, India

    Sangeetha Chenampulli & G. Unnikrishnan

  3. Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, M.G University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686 560, India

    Sangeetha Chenampulli & Sabu Thomas

  4. Trent Centre for Biomaterial Research, Trent University, 1600 W Bank Dr, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B8, Canada

    Sangeetha Chenampulli & Suresh S. Narine

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Chenampulli, S., Unnikrishnan, G., Thomas, S. et al. Novel ethylene diamine functionalised nanocellulose/poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) composites for biomedical applications. Cellulose 26, 1795–1809 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-02227-6

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