Miscibility and Liquid Crystallinity Studies of Chitosan/Ethylcellulose Blends

Abstract:

The miscibility of chitosan/ethylcellulose (CH/EC) blends was studied by FT IR, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The regular changes of FT IR and WAXD spectra of CH/EC blend powder indicated the miscibility of the blends. DSC curves and SEM images of cross-sections of the blends films showed partly miscibility. CH/EC blends could form anisotropic phase in their formic acid solutions observed on a polarizing light microscope (PLM).

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 79)
• Pages: 210-214
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.79.210
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Peng Tao Liu, Hong Miao, Zhong Liu
• Keywords: Blend, Chitosan (CS), Ethylcellulose, Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline, Miscibility

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