CEREAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 96
·期 1
·142-153
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IF 1.138
Binle Zhang,Yang Wendan,Feng Wang,Jacob Ojobi Omedi,Ruoshi Liu,Jinxin Huang,Luan Zhang,Qibo Zou,Weining Huang,Shaolei Li
Background and objectives In this study, Kluyveromyces marxianus with ability to produce β-glucosidase was used to preferment wheat bran (WB) and release a mixture of natural enzymes for improving dough performance and bread quality. Five different enzyme activities were analyzed. The effect of the prefermented WB with enzyme mixture on stickiness and microstructure of dough, ferulic acid release in bread, and molecular weight distribution of arabinoxylan were evaluated using Texture Analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), HPLC, and high-performance gel filtration chromatography (HPGFC). Findings Kluyveromyces marxianus exhibited abundant extracellular β-glucosidase activity (up to 6.98 U/g). The main enzymes released in prefermented bran were endoglucanase and exoglucanase, β-glucosidase, xylanase, and ferulate esterases. These enzymes were active during bread making (only prefermented bran added as improver or combined with xylanase) and affected solubility and molecular weight distribution of dietary fiber, which resulted in positive improvement of dough performance, release of phenolic acid, and overall quality of the breads. The changes observed were attributed to the extracellular enzymes from K. marxianus and endogenous enzymes activated during prefermentation, thus enhancing the WB functionality in bread. Conclusions Wheat bran bioprocessing using high enzyme producing yeasts increases functional application of wheat bran in baked products. Significance and novelty This study added new knowledge for developing a natural enzyme-based improver for bran-enriched baked products in the food industry.
研究领域:
食品科学
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应用微生物学
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生物加工技术
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谷物化学
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功能食品
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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 294
·期 8
·2628-5268
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IF 4.106
Ailin Yang,Haitao Fan,Yanan Zhao,Xiaonan Chen,Zhixiang Zhu,Xiaojun Zha,Yunfang Zhao,Xingyun Chai,Jun Li,Pengfei Tu,Zhongdong Hu
Trametes robiniophila Murr. (Huaier) is a mushroom with a long history of use as a medicinal ingredient in China and exhibits good clinical efficacy in cancer management. However, the antitumor components of Huaier and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we isolated a proteoglycan with a molecular mass of ∼5.59 × 104 Da from Huaier aqueous extract. We named this proteoglycan TPG-1, and using FTIR and additional biochemical analyses, we determined that its total carbohydrate and protein compositions are 43.9 and 41.2%, respectively. Using biochemical assays and immunoblotting, we found that exposing murine RAW264.7 macrophages to TPG-1 promotes the production of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-dependent activation of NF-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. Of note, the TPG-1 treatment significantly inhibited the tumorigenesis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells likely at least in part by increasing serum levels of TNFα and promoting leukocyte infiltration into tumors in nude mice. TPG-1 also exhibited good antitumor activity in hepatoma H22-bearing mice and had no obvious adverse effects in these mice. We conclude that TPG-1 exerts antitumor activity partially through an immune-potentiating effect due to activation of the TLR4–NF-κB/MAPK signaling cassette. Therefore, TPG-1 may be a promising candidate drug for cancer immunotherapy. This study has identified the TPG-1 proteoglycan as an antitumor agent and provided insights into TPG-1’s molecular mechanism, suggesting a potential utility for applying this agent in cancer therapy.
研究领域:
免疫学
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肿瘤学
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药理学
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真菌学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2018
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IF 3.909
Yunbo Wu,Ye Ying,Yuhong Liu,Haijiang Zhang,Jianying Huang
Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan (CH)-based blend films were prepared via a simple mixing and casting method. The films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis). Mechanical properties, thermogravimetric (TG), derivative thermogravimetric (DTG), and the inhibition of biofilm formation against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 ( P. aeruginosa PAO1) of CH/PVA films were investigated. The results indicated that CH and PVA in the blend films interacted by physical crosslinks consisting of intermolecular hydrogen bonds and intermolecular hydrogen bonds with compatibility, and were more thermally-stable than that of PVA. CH addition decreased the tensile strength and the light transmittance. CH60:PVA40 film showed notable activity against adhesion and inhibited biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa PAO1, indicating that CH60:PVA40 film could be applied as an antimicrobial and biofilm inhibiting food packaging material .
研究领域:
生物材料学
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微生物学
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食品科学
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高分子科学
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抗菌材料
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包装工程
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 39
·20208-20215
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IF 3.708
Lei Sun,Xinge Zhang,Jinxia An,Cui Su,Qianqain Guo,Chaoxing Li
Currently, the major challenge for cancer treatment is to develop simple and smart nanocarriers that can efficiently retain the encapsulated drug during blood circulation, recognize tumor cells and quickly release the drug under stimulation. In this paper, such a pH-sensitive core–shell composite nanoparticles is prepared based on a 3-aminophenylboronic acid modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN–APBA) core coated with a lactobionic acid grafted chitosan (CS–LA) shell via boronate ester bonds. The MSN core increases drug loading capacity and stability, and lactobionic acid offers abundant diols which can form pH sensitive boronate ester bonds with APBA on MSN. Meanwhile, the lactobionic acid-conjugated shell could also efficiently target the asialoglycoprotein receptor over expressing hepatoma cells. The successful synthesis of CS–LA and MSN–APBA is confirmed by the results of TGA, TEM, DLS, FT-IR, 1H-NMR and N2 adsorption–desorption. Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) is applied as a model drug and the behaviors of drug loading/release are investigated. The drug loading behavior is pH-dependent, and its drug encapsulation efficiency is near 80% and loading capacity is 13.05%. The results of cumulative in vitro release indicate that at neutral pH, the pores of the MSN are effectively capped with a polymer shell and the drug release is strongly inhibited, almost zero release. While at acidic pH, the hydrolysis of the boroester bond takes place and thus results in a rapid release of the entrapped drug. The cytotoxicity assay indicates high cell biocompatibility of this material and it is suitable as a drug carrier. When loaded with DOX, it presents distinctly cytotoxic behavior to HepG2 cells, due to the sustained release of drug. These results imply that the core–shell nanoparticles are promising platforms to construct simple and effective pH-responsive controlled drug delivery systems for cancer therapy.
研究领域:
肿瘤学
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药剂学
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纳米医学
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生物材料
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分子药理学
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靶向治疗
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 7
·期 6
·5172-5184
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IF 1.5
Xu Zhu,Qin Liu,Xiaohua Zhu,Chunlan Li,Maotian Xu,Yong Liang
A new approach to synthesize graphene was applied by reduction of graphene oxide using ascorbic acid. Chitosan/graphene modified electrode could be employed for simultaneous determination of dopamine and ascorbic acid. The modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of DA and AA. The calibration curves for DA and AA were obtained in the range of 0.3-1067.5μM and 0.6-1378.1μM, respectively. Detection limits were 0.1μM and 0.01μM for DA and AA, respectively. The present method was applied to the determination of AA and DA in human serum samples and the results were quite promising.
研究领域:
分析化学
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电化学
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生物传感器
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纳米材料
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临床检验
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神经化学
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药物分析
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2015
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IF 4.074
Hui Li,Lincai Peng
To confer cellulose fibers antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, chitosan (CS)/lignosulfonates (LS) multilayers were constructed on fibers surfaces through layer-by-layer deposition technique. The formation of CS/LS multilayers on cellulose fibers surfaces was verified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and zeta potential measurement. The surface morphologies of CS/LS multilayers on fibers surfaces were observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results showed that characteristic element (i.e. N and S element) content increased with increasing bilayers number, the surface LS content increased linearly as a function of bilayers. Zeta potential of modified fibers was inversed after deposition of each layer. AFM phase images indicated that the cellulose microfibrils on fibers surfaces were gradually covered by granular LS aggregate. The antimicrobial testing results demonstrated that CS/LS multilayers modified fibers with CS in the outermost layer exhibited higher antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli . The antioxidant testing results showed that antioxidant activity of CS/LS multilayers modified fibers was better than that of original fibers under the same oxidation conditions.
研究领域:
高分子材料
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表面科学
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生物医学工程
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功能材料
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纳米技术
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 4
·3443-3458
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IF 1.5
Shichao Xu,Yiyi Zhang,Kai Dong,Junnan Wen,Chunming Zheng,Shihuai Zhao
In this article, we present a simple and sensitive electrochemical DNA biosensor based on graphene oxide (GO)/chitosan (CS) hybrid nanocomposites modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E.coli O157:H7). The morphology and composition of GO and hybrid nanocomposites were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR). Cyclic voltammetry investigations indicated that the GO/CS/GCE showed excellent electron transfer ability and good linear relation. Under the optimal hybridization conditions, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) responses of ssDNA/GO/CS/GCE biosensor were in linear with the target DNA in the concentration range from 1×10 -14 to 1×10 -8 M with the detection limit as 3.584×10 -15 M (3σ). Moreover, differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) studies revealed good specificity and excellent ability of ssDNA/GO/CS/GCE biosensor to distinguish complementary, 1-base mismatched DNA, 2-base mismatched DNA and multi-base mismatched DNA. The developed strategy in this research revealed that the GO/CS modified electrode possess excellent performance for detecting of Escherichia coli O157:H7 DNA.
研究领域:
生物传感器
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分子诊断
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纳米医学
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食品安全检测
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微生物学
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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IF 1
Jian Wu,Dajun Ren,Shuqin Zhang,Wenting Liu,Xiaoqin Zhang,Xiangyi Gong
Organic pollutants in aqueous solutions may potentially be adsorbed on biochar. In this study, biochar was derived from the pyrolysis of chitosan at 800°C. The removal rate of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) exceeded 80%. Investigations by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer– Emmett–Teller indicated that the adsorption of organic pollutants on biochar tends to be a physical process. The optimized pH was 5. All three isotherm models involved (Freundlich, Koble–Corrigan, and Henry) could describe the adsorption process of 2,4-DCP well on chitosan-biochar, which was non-uniform surface adsorption in a diluted solution. The adsorption was an endothermic process. It took 40 min to reach the adsorption equilibrium, and kinetics of the Elovich equation and intraparticle diffusion (IPD) model indicated that the adsorption rate at the rapid adsorption stage was simultaneously controlled by surface diffusion and IPD and that at slow adsorption stage was controlled by surface diffusion. The ionic strengths suggested that electrostatic interaction was not the dominant mechanism during this process.
研究领域:
环境科学
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环境工程
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材料科学
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污染控制化学
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吸附技术
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2010
·Vol. 55
·期 23
·7102-7108
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IF 3.325
Huanshun Yin,Qiang Ma,Yunlei Zhou,Shiyun Ai,Lusheng Zhu
The graphene–chitosan composite film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was fabricated and used to determine 4-aminophenol (4-AP). In 0.1 M pH 6.3 phosphate buffer solution , the redox peak currents of 4-AP increased significantly and the peak-to-peak separation decreased greatly at graphene–chitosan composite film modified GCE compared with bare GCE and chitosan modified GCE, indicating that graphene possessed electrocatalytic activity towards 4-AP. The experimental conditions were optimized and the kinetic parameters were investigated. The oxidation mechanism was discussed. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the oxidation peak current was proportional to 4-AP concentration in the range from 0.2 to 550 μM with the correlation coefficient of 0.9930. The detection limit was 0.057 μM (S/N = 3). Using the proposed method, 4-AP was successfully determined in water samples and paracetamol tablets with standard addition method, suggesting that this method can be applied to determine 4-AP in environments and pharmaceuticals.
研究领域:
电分析化学
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药物代谢
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环境监测
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生物传感器
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分子诊断
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转化医学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
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2017
·Vol. 28
·期 5
·67
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IF 2.325
Li Wenyan,Huo Mengmeng,Sen Chaudhuri Arka,Yang Chen,Cao Dazhong,Wu Zhenghong,Qi Xiaole
Currently, polysaccharide-based hydrogels are widely studied macromolecular networks to modify drug dissolution from controlled-releasing matrix tablets. Among them, polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) films consisted of chitosan (CS) and sodium alginate (SA) could be obtained via spontaneously assembling under physiological gastrointestinal environment. Here, we utilized these self-assembled PEC films as an efficient coating materials to develop controlled-released matrix tablets through compression coating process, with paracetamol (APAP) as model drug. The constitutive and morphology characteristic studies on these PEC films illustrated that the mixture of CS and SA with the weight ratio of 1:1 would be an promising outer layer for compression-coating tablets. In addition, the in vitro drug releasing behavior experiments demonstrated that the optimized compression coating tablets displayed satisfied zero-order drug releasing profits. Furthermore, the in vivo pharmacokinetic studies of these APAP loaded compression-coated tablets in New Zealand rabbits gave that the T max (12.32 ± 1.05 h) was significantly prolonged ( p < 0.01), compared to that (0.89 ± 0.26 h) of common APAP tablets (Jinfuning ® ) after oral administration. These studies suggest that the compression-coated tablets with self-assembled PEC film as coating outer layer may be a promising strategy for peroral controlled release delivery system of water soluble drugs. Graphical
研究领域:
药剂学
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生物材料
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药物递送系统
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药代动力学
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胃肠药理学
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高影响因子
International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 2
·1556-1567
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IF 1.5
Zhihong Yan,Bo Fu,Jincheng Chen,Tailin Liu,Kang Li
Bisphenol A (BPA) was successfully electrodeposited on glassy carbon electrode modified with the chitosan-graphene (Chit-GR/GCE) by multiple sweep voltammetry under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The experimental conditions of the BPA deposits and the probable oxidation mechanism were investigated. Two oxidation peaks (peakII=0.12 V, peakIII=0.20 V) appeared in a suitable potential range of 0.0V and 0.2V at the Chit-GR/GC eletrode in the presence of UV light, and it could be seen that the oxidation peak current increased with the increase of UV irradiation time. The emerging peakIII was reported firstly in the work, which showed that the Chit-GR modified electrode had catalytic activity on the oxidation of BPA. Based on the oxidation peak (III) of BPA oxidative porducts on the Chit-GR/GC electrode under UV irradiation, the electrochemical sensor was fabiracated for determination of BPA. The calibration curve was obtained in the range of 5.0 to 200.0 μM with the limit of detection of 0.34 μM (S/N=3) and the response sensitivity of 0.33 μA μM -1 , which was higher than those of the method of determining BPA based on the direct oxidtation of BPA (0.98 μM (S/N=3), 0.12 μA μM -1 ). It was applied successfully for determination of BPA in lake, soil and plastic bottle samples. The new strategy, based on anodic electrodeposition and photocatalytic oxidation of BPA oxidation porducts, was provided for determination of BPA under UV irradiation. It was green, evironmental and effective.
研究领域:
分析化学
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环境监测
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电化学传感
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污染物检测
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材料科学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 16
·47025-47037
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IF 5.8
Wang Tianyu,Yang Lang,Rao Feng,Jiang Kaixi,Byrynnai Choduraa
Adding organics in the process of geopolymer synthesis can combine the functional groups of organics with the three-dimensional structure of geopolymer, thus changing the properties of geopolymer such as compressive strength, flexural strength, and acid resistance. In this work, excellent mechanical properties and acid resistance of metakaolin-blast furnance slag (Mk-BFS)-based geopolymer were synthesized by the incorporation of chitosan. The formation of sodium-alumino-silicate-hydrate (N-A-S–H) gel and calium-alumino-silicate-hydrate (C-A-S–H) gel in geopolymerization were characterized by 29 Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). At 5% of chitosan, the compressive strength of Mk-BFS-based geopolymer could reach to 33.7 MPa. The results could be ascribed to that chitosan reacts with geopolymer to generate new C-O-Si structure meanwhile adhesion produced by the combination of positively charged cations and negatively charged ions makes the structure of geopolymer denser. After 7 days of sulfuric acid immersion, the reduction of compressive strength is less than 3 MPa, demonstrating its great acid resistance. The acid resistance of Mk-BFS-based geopolymer could attribute to that the free amino groups in chitosan preferentially react with acid solution and weakened the erosion of sulfuric acid. This study optimizes the compressive strength and acid resistance of geopolymer by adding appropriate amount of chitosan.
研究领域:
材料科学
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硅酸盐化学
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无机非金属材料
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功能复合材料
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建筑材料
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