ArticleJournal of materials chemistry. A2021
Chitin-amyloid synergism and their use as sustainable structural adhesives.
Article in Journal of materials chemistry. A, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Ultrastrong and tough paper structure from densified hybrids of multiscale cellulose fibers.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Research Progress in Chitin/Chitosan-Based Biomass Adhesives: Extraction Processes, Composite and Chemical Modification.Polymers · 2026Review
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- Nanochitin: Chemistry, Structure, Assembly, and Applications.Chemical reviews · 2022Review
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Structural adhesives are relevant to many engineering applications, especially those requiring load-bearing joints with high lap shear strength. Typical adhesives are synthesized from acrylics, epoxies, or urethanes, which may pose a burden to sustainability and the environment. In nature, the interfacial interactions between chitin and proteins are used for structural purposes and as a bio-cement, resulting in materials with properties unmatched by their man-made counterparts. Herein, we show that related supramolecular interactions can be harnessed to develop high strength green adhesives based on chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs), isolated from shrimp shells, and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) used in its monomeric or amyloid forms. Consolidation of the bicomponent suspensions, placed between glass substrates, results in long-range ordered superstructures. The formation of these structures is evaluated by surface energy considerations, followed by scanning electron, atomic force, and polarized microscopies of the consolidated materials. For 0.8 mg of bio-adhesive (lysozyme, ChNCs or their composites), lap shear loads of over 300 N are reached. Such remarkable adhesion reaches maximum values at protein-to-ChNC ratios below 1 : 4, reflecting the synergy established between the components (
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