Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams

This work presents the preparation of polyurethane composite foams based on castor oil or modified canola oil as a polyol, and cellulose nanocrystals (CN) as nanofiller (0.10, 0.25, and 0.50 wt% of CN content). The bio-based composites were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (F...

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Main Authors: M. V. Gangoiti, P. J. Peruzzo
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2020-07-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0010352&mi=cd
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description This work presents the preparation of polyurethane composite foams based on castor oil or modified canola oil as a polyol, and cellulose nanocrystals (CN) as nanofiller (0.10, 0.25, and 0.50 wt% of CN content). The bio-based composites were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and mechanical properties. The SEM images showed that composite foams had smaller cell sizes and more irregular than those observed for unloaded samples. FTIR revealed that the urethane/urea bond formation was influenced by the incorporation of CN, and was dependent on the polyol used in the formulation. The incorporation of CN did not affect the thermal stability, but the density and mechanical properties changed differently depending on the selected polyol. These results suggested that the acylglycerol structure affects the role of CN in the formulation. Also, the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 preosteoblastic cells showed that the cell viability of polyurethane bionanocomposite foams increased significantly in comparison to the unloaded material.
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spelling doaj-art-ed62403f9c6d43ac9feeedc75f83d30b2025-08-20T02:51:47ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2020-07-0114763865010.3144/expresspolymlett.2020.52Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foamsM. V. GangoitiP. J. PeruzzoThis work presents the preparation of polyurethane composite foams based on castor oil or modified canola oil as a polyol, and cellulose nanocrystals (CN) as nanofiller (0.10, 0.25, and 0.50 wt% of CN content). The bio-based composites were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and mechanical properties. The SEM images showed that composite foams had smaller cell sizes and more irregular than those observed for unloaded samples. FTIR revealed that the urethane/urea bond formation was influenced by the incorporation of CN, and was dependent on the polyol used in the formulation. The incorporation of CN did not affect the thermal stability, but the density and mechanical properties changed differently depending on the selected polyol. These results suggested that the acylglycerol structure affects the role of CN in the formulation. Also, the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 preosteoblastic cells showed that the cell viability of polyurethane bionanocomposite foams increased significantly in comparison to the unloaded material.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0010352&mi=cdbiopolymers, biocompositespolyurethane biofoamsacylglycerol polyolscellulose nanocrystalcell viability
spellingShingle M. V. Gangoiti
P. J. Peruzzo
Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
biopolymers, biocomposites
polyurethane biofoams
acylglycerol polyols
cellulose nanocrystal
cell viability
title Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
title_full Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
title_fullStr Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
title_full_unstemmed Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
title_short Cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol-based polyurethane foams
title_sort cellulose nanocrystal reinforced acylglycerol based polyurethane foams
topic biopolymers, biocomposites
polyurethane biofoams
acylglycerol polyols
cellulose nanocrystal
cell viability
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0010352&mi=cd
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