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NORCEL: The Nor wegian Nano cel lulose Technology Platform. Photos: Per Olav Jonhsen, PFI. Kristin Syverud Lead scientist – Nanocellulose and Carbohydrate Polymers, PFI Prof. II, NTNU. NORCEL - The Norwegian Nanocellulose Technology Platform
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NORCEL: The Norwegian Nanocellulose Technology Platform. Photos: Per Olav Jonhsen, PFI. Kristin Syverud Lead scientist – Nanocellulose and Carbohydrate Polymers, PFI Prof. II, NTNU
NORCEL - The Norwegian Nanocellulose Technology Platform • One of five main research projects in NANO2021. • Managed by Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI). • Three application areas: • Paper and packacing. • Petroleum industry (enhanced oil recovery, EOR) • Tissue engineering Sigurd Rolland Pettersen (sigurd.r.pettersen@ntnu.no), 8th NTNU NanoLab Symposium, November 12th 2013
Composite hydrogels with cellulose nanofibrils Ellinor B. Heggseta, Olav Aarstadb, Ina S. Pedersenb, Berit L. Strandb and Kristin Syveruda • Collaboration between PFIa and the Department of Biotechnology, NTNUb • Structure-function relationship in cellulose nanofibril – alginate composite hydrogels
H O O C O H O HO OH H O Alginate O H O H Alginates are a family of linear binary copolymers consisting of 1 4 --L-guluronic acid (G) and 1 4 --D-mannuronicacid (M) O H O O C O H • Structural component in marine brown algae. Gives strength and flexibility. • Capsular component in some bacteria e.g. Azotobacter vinelandii and several species of Pseudomonas GulA HO ManA
Results M. pyrifera alginate + 30 % mech. NFC Figure 1. Composite hydrogels with alginate from M. pyrifera and 30 % CNF (mechanical or oxidized quality). The gel to the right is a control with alginate only. M. pyrifera alginate + 30 % TEMPO-ox. NFC M. pyrifera alginate Figure 2. Young’s modulus (E) measured for the alginate gels with different amount of fibrils (both mechanical and oxidized quality) added.
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