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Effect of the Cross-Linking with Calcium Ions on the Structural and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Alginate Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2011

Turner K. Vidal Urquiza ,
O. Perales Pérez  and
M. Gálvez Saldaña
Turner K. Vidal Urquiza
Affiliation:
University of Puerto Rico, Department of Mechanical Engineering, P.O. Box 9045, Mayagüez, P.R. 00681-9045-9000
O. Perales Pérez
Affiliation:
University of Puerto Rico, Department of Engineering Science & Materials, P.O. Box 9044, Mayagüez, P.R. 00681-9044
M. Gálvez Saldaña
Affiliation:
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Department of Physics, Mayagüez P.R. 00980
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Abstract

The present research discusses the thermal and structural properties of calcium alginate films synthesized by cross linking precursor sodium alginate films with Ca2+ ions. Raman and FTIR spectroscopy analyses evinced the interchange of Na ions with Ca ions. Both techniques revealed a shift of the COO- vibration modes; the symmetrical COO- peak of calcium alginate exhibited a shift towards higher wavenumber (∼14 cm−1) from 1415 cm−1 to 1429 cm−1 in the Raman spectra. TGA and TMA analyses performed under a nitrogen atmosphere revealed that increasing the Ca-molarity and immersion time resulted in an increase in the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the strain deformation of the Ca-alginate film. The increase in Tg can be attributed to the Ca-cross-linking that could restrict the molecular response to temperature change whereas the increased strain could be due to the enhanced entrapment of water between the molecular chains of the polymer.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1355: Symposium JJ – Biological Hybrid Materials for Life Sciences , 2011 , mrss11-1355-jj06-16
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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