Surface properties of chitin-glucan nanopapers from Agaricus bisporus
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Author(s)
Nawawi, Wan Mohd Fazli Wan
Lee, Koon-Yang
Kontturi, Eero
Bismarck, Alexander
Mautner, Andreas
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The structural component of fungal cell walls comprises of chitin covalently bonded to glucan; this constitutes a native composite material (chitin-glucan, CG) combining the strength of chitin and the toughness of glucan. It has a native nano-fibrous structure in contrast to nanocellulose, for which further nanofibrillation is required. Nanopapers can be manufactured from fungal chitin nanofibrils (FChNFs). FChNF nanopapers are potentially applicable in packaging films, composites, or membranes for water treatment due to their distinct surface properties inherited from the composition of chitin and glucan. Here, chitin-glucan nanofibrils were extracted from common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cell walls utilizing a mild isolation procedure to preserve the native quality of the chitin-glucan complex. These extracts were readily disintegrated into nanofibre dimensions by a low-energy mechanical blending, thus making the extract dispersion directly suitable for nanopaper preparation using a simple vacuum filtration process. Chitin-glucan nanopaper morphology, mechanical, chemical, and surface properties were studied and compared to chitin nanopapers of crustacean (Cancer pagurus) origin. It was found that fungal extract nanopapers had distinct physico-chemical surface properties, being more hydrophobic than crustacean chitin.
Date Issued
2020-04-01
Date Acceptance
2020-01-15
Citation
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, 148, pp.677-687
ISSN
0141-8130
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
677
End Page
687
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume
148
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31954796
PII: S0141-8130(19)36954-5
Subjects
Agaricus bisporus
Nanopaper
Surface properties
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Netherlands
Date Publish Online
2020-01-16