Development of Biopolymer Nanocomposites Based on Polysaccharides Obtained from Red Algae Chondracanthus chamissoi Reinforced with Chitin Whiskers and Montmorillonite
Polysaccharides from various species of algae have many applications in the food and biomedical industry. The aim of this study was to characterize nanocomposites developed from carrageenan extracted from the red algae Chondracanthus chamissoi and reinforced with montmorillonite and chitin nanowhisk...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación |
| Repositorio: | CONCYTEC-Institucional |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.concytec.gob.pe:20.500.12390/1074 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1074 https://doi.org/10.1080/03602559.2016.1163583 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Polisacáridos Algas Carragenina Chondracanthus chamissoi Nanocompuestos Algas marinas https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.07.00 |
| Sumario: | Polysaccharides from various species of algae have many applications in the food and biomedical industry. The aim of this study was to characterize nanocomposites developed from carrageenan extracted from the red algae Chondracanthus chamissoi and reinforced with montmorillonite and chitin nanowhiskers. The nanocomposites showed improved mechanical properties compared to the biopolymeric matrix. Montmorillonite-reinforced nanocomposites displayed the most favorable properties at 5% of clay concentration; meanwhile, the chitin-nanocomposites showed an improvement in the mechanical properties correlating to the increase in chitin concentration. These results will aid in the development of more environmentally friendly materials. |
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