TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Chemical Modification on Sorption and Mechanical Properties of Cotton Fibers Treated with Chitosan
AU - Strnad, Simona
AU - Šauperl, Olivera
AU - Jazbec, Anita
AU - Stana Kleinschek, Karin
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - In the case of conventional application of textiles, efficient and permanent fixation of chitosan is of major importance. Cotton fibers were differently pre-treated (alkali treatment, bleaching, demineralization) and then oxidized using differing procedures containing KIO4 solutions in order to discover which preparation procedure for cotton fibers is, from the viewpoint of mechanical and sorption properties, the most convenient for later treatments with chitosan. The results showed that all the oxidation procedures, even under very mild conditions, have a significant influence on the worsening of mechanical properties. The treatment of oxidized cotton with chitosan had no influence on breaking force and elongation, but increased Young's initial modulus of fibers. Chitosan adsorption also increased the moisture absorption of the fibers. Contact angles with water, however, depend on the average molecular weight of the chitosan used. Chitosan with lower molecular weight increased the hydrophilicity of the treated fibers, but chitosan with higher molecular weight, decreased it.
AB - In the case of conventional application of textiles, efficient and permanent fixation of chitosan is of major importance. Cotton fibers were differently pre-treated (alkali treatment, bleaching, demineralization) and then oxidized using differing procedures containing KIO4 solutions in order to discover which preparation procedure for cotton fibers is, from the viewpoint of mechanical and sorption properties, the most convenient for later treatments with chitosan. The results showed that all the oxidation procedures, even under very mild conditions, have a significant influence on the worsening of mechanical properties. The treatment of oxidized cotton with chitosan had no influence on breaking force and elongation, but increased Young's initial modulus of fibers. Chitosan adsorption also increased the moisture absorption of the fibers. Contact angles with water, however, depend on the average molecular weight of the chitosan used. Chitosan with lower molecular weight increased the hydrophilicity of the treated fibers, but chitosan with higher molecular weight, decreased it.
KW - alkali treatment
KW - cellulose
KW - chitosan
KW - contact angle
KW - mechanical properties
KW - water vapor adsorption
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U2 - 10.1177/0040517507085395
DO - 10.1177/0040517507085395
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42549143211
SN - 0040-5175
VL - 78
SP - 390
EP - 398
JO - Textile Research Journal
JF - Textile Research Journal
IS - 5
ER -