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Multi-scale structural analysis of xyloglucan colloidal dispersions and hydro-alcoholic gels
DispenzaCleliaTodaroSimonaSabatinoMaria AntoniettaMartinoDeliaMartoranaVincenzoSan BiagioPier LuigiMaffeiPaolaBuloneDonatellasubject
Materials scienceFabricationPolymers and PlasticsBiocompatibilitySupramolecular chemistry02 engineering and technologyengineering.material010402 general chemistry01 natural scienceschemistry.chemical_compoundColloidDynamic light scatteringRheologyRHEOLOGYSupramolecular structureXyloglucanDYNAMIC LIGHT-SCATTERINGHydrogelsSelf-assembly021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyGELATION0104 chemical sciencesXyloglucanHydrogelchemistryChemical engineeringengineeringSettore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle TecnologieBiopolymer0210 nano-technologydescription
Xyloglucans are highly branched, hydroxyl rich polyglucans that for their abundance in nature, biocompatibility, film forming and gelation ability may take a prominent role in the design and fabrication of biomedical devices, including in situ forming scaffolds for tissue engineering, wound dressings and epidermal sensors. The understanding and exploitation of their self-assembly behavior is key for the device performance optimization. A multi-scale analysis, conducted combining small-angle X-ray scattering, both static and dynamic light scattering at large and small angles, and rheological measurements, provides a description of the supramolecular organization of this biopolymer, from the scale of a few nano-meter, to the meso- and macro-scale both in the sol and gel states. Xyloglucan self-assembly is described as multi-step and hierarchical process with different levels of organization.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-23 |