Nanomechanical Characterization of Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates Using Atomic Force Microscopy

Applied Sciences

Riccardo Ciapponi¹  Simone Bagatella¹  Stefano Turri¹ 

[1] Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy;

关键词: AFM;    nanoindentation;    nanomechanics;    elastic modulus;    biopolymers;    polyhydroxyalkanoates;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app12104994

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Polyhydroxyalkanoates are a promising class of biopolymers that can allow the production of sustainable plastic materials. The mechanical properties of such materials are very important for possible industrial applications, but the amount of polymer required for common mechanical testing can be orders of magnitude more than what is possible to achieve with a lab-scale process. Nanoindentation with the Atomic Force Microscope allows an estimation of the Elastic Modulus that can be used as a preliminary measurement on PHA when only a limited amount of material is available. Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) copolymers were analyzed, with moduli ranging from 528 ± 62 MPa to 1623 ± 172 MPa, according to both the composition and the crystallization kinetics.

【 授权许可】

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