Abstract
Nanocellulose has lately caused a great attention in numerious applcation areas, e.g. organic electronics, biosensors, tissue engineering, etc. owning to its superior mechanical properties. Here, we present a novel approach for fabricating nanocellulose/conducting polymer composites using anionic cellulose nanofibrils as synthesis template and constructing matrix. Thus, polypyrrole was synthesized in the suspension of cellulose nanofibrils via in situ one-step chemical polymerization. Moreover, silver nanoparticles were also introduced during the synthesis process. Flexible and free-standing composite films were prepared from the thus-obtained composite suspension. The composite films showed good mechanical and electrical properties. With incorporation of silver nanoparticles, the films also had strong inhibition effect against the growth of the Gram-positive bacteria, e.g. Staphylococcus aureus. This makes it possible to use the resulting composites in various applications aimed for biomedical treatments and diagnostics.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Title of host publication | 18th International Symposium on Wood, Fibre and Pulp Chemistry (ISWFPC) |
Editors | J. Hell, S. Böhmdorfer, A Potthast, T. Rosenau |
Publisher | University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) |
Pages | 294–297 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-900932-24-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
Event | International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry - 18th International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry (ISWFPC) Duration: 9 Sept 2015 → 11 Sept 2015 |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry |
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Period | 09/09/15 → 11/09/15 |
Keywords
- Composite
- Conducting polymer