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Spectroscopic characterization of oxidized nanocellulose grafted with fluorescent amino acids

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A hardwood bleached kraft pulp was oxidized by sodium hypochlorite using 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) and sodium bromide in water as catalysts to produce oxidized fibers. These oxidized fibers were mechanically disintegrated into oxidized nano-elements which were separated from the coarse components by centrifugation to obtain oxidized nanocellulose (ONC). The ONC was then coupled with fluorescent amino acids using a two step coupling procedure. First, the ONC was activated by N-ethyl-N′-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride, forming a stable active ester in the presence of N-hydroxysuccinimide. Second, the active ester was reacted with the amino groups on the amino acids, forming an amide bond between the ONC and amino acids. The products (ONC-amino acids) were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and by different spectroscopic techniques such as absorption, emission, FTIR and XPS.

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The work described herein was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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Barazzouk, S., Daneault, C. Spectroscopic characterization of oxidized nanocellulose grafted with fluorescent amino acids. Cellulose 18, 643–653 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-011-9503-5

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