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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Nanocellulose-Based Composites with Neutral and ionic Poly(methacrylate) Derivatives using Inelastic Neutron Scattering and DFT Calculations.

Carla Vilela, Carmen S R Freire, Catarina Araújo, Svemir Rudić, Armando J D Silvestre, Pedro D Vaz, Paulo J A Ribeiro-Claro, Mariela M Nolasco

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carla VilelaCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Carmen S R FreireCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Catarina AraújoCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Svemir RudićISIS Neutron & Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK.
Armando J D SilvestreCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Pedro D VazChampalimaud Foundation, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
Paulo J A Ribeiro-ClaroCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Mariela M NolascoCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
University of Aveiro · PTChampalimaud Foundation · PTRutherford Appleton Laboratory · GB

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia CEECIND/00263/2018Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia IF/01468/2015Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDB/50011/2020 & UIDP/50011/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial nanocellulose (BC)-based composites containing poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), poly(methacroylcholine chloride) (PMACC) or poly(methacroylcholine hydroxide) (PMACH) were characterized by inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectroscopy, combined with DFT (density functional theory) calculations of model systems. A reasonable match between calculated and experimental spectral lines and their intensities was used to support the vibrational assignment of the observed bands and to validate the possible structures. The differences between the spectra of the nanocomposites and the pure precursors indicate that interactions between the components are stronger for the ionic poly(methacrylate) derivatives than for the neutral counterpart. Displaced anions interact differently with cellulose chains, due to the different ability to compete with the O-H···O hydrogen bonds in cellulose. Hence, the INS is an adequate technique to delve deeper into the structure and dynamics of nanocellulose-based composites, confirming that they are true nanocomposite materials instead of simple mixtures of totally independent domains.

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CelluloseDensity Functional TheoryHydrogen BondingMethacrylatesNanocompositesNeutron DiffractionNeutronsPolymersVibrationCellulosehydroxyethyl methacrylateMethacrylatesPolymersbacterial nanocelluloseDFT calculationsinelastic neutron scatteringnanocompositespoly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)poly(methacroylcholine chloride)poly(methacroylcholine hydroxide)

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PMID32272703
PMCPMC7180936
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