ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2025
Interplay between β-Chitin Nanocrystal Supramolecular Architecture and Water Structuring: Insights from Three-Dimensional Atomic force Microscopy Measurements and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
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Abstract
Chitin, a highly abundant natural biopolymer, holds significant promise as a renewable resource; however, the structural organization and hydration properties of its β-crystalline form remain poorly understood, which limits our understanding of its fundamental characteristics. A thorough understanding of the three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular arrangement of chitin nanocrystals (NCs) in aqueous environments is crucial for realizing their full potential. Here, we employed atomic force microscopy (AFM) in combination with molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the surface structure of individual β-chitin NCs at the single-fiber level under varying pH conditions. In situ AFM imaging reveals a highly ordered crystalline architecture with unprecedented molecular detail and demonstrates that water intercalation expands the lattice along the
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