Chitosan (CS) is one promising material as a temporary mechanical supporter for bone fracture internal fixation.In our previous work,we successfully fabricated CS rods through one in situ precipitation route.But bending strength and bending modulus of CS rods need to be improved to match the commercially available devices used for bone fracture internal fixation.In this research,CS rods were reinforced effectively through cross-linking reaction by using glutaraldehyde as the coupling reagent.Schiff’s base was detected by FTIR due to the chemical reaction between amino groups and aldehyde groups.Crystal plane space of CS rods became small during the formation of network structure.Microstructure was observed by SEM,indicating that layer-by-layer structure became much tighter after cross-linking reaction,and cracks in one layer turned around when they reached another layer to absorb energy.Bending strength and bending modulus of cross-linked CS rods could reach 186.3 MPa and 5.17 GPa,respectively.Compared with uncross-linked CS rods,they are increased by 101.6% and 26.1%,respectively.As a result,mechanical properties of CS rods are equivalent to the commercially available biodegradable devices.CS rods with excellent mechanical properties are a good candidate for bone fracture internal fixation.
Combining various synthetic chemical processes and biological assemblies provides a promising strategy for the design and fabrication of functional materials with tailored structures and properties.The unique multilevel structures and morphologies of natural cellulose substances such as ordinary commercial laboratory filter paper make them ideal platforms for the self-assemblies of various functional guest molecules that are to be deposited on the surfaces of their fine structures,and the resulting composite matters show significant potentials for various applications.The surface sol-gel process was employed to deposit ultrathin metal-oxide(e.g.,titania and zirconia)gel films to coat the cellulose nanofibers in bulk filter papers;thereafter,monolayers of specific guest substrates were immobilized onto the surfaces of the metal-oxide gel films.Highly selective,sensitive,and reversible chemosensors based on the surface modification of filter paper were obtained toward the fluorescence and colorimetric detection of various analytes such as heavy-metal ions,inorganic anions,amino acids,and gases.Cellulosebased composite materials with superhydrophobic,antibacterial,or luminescent properties were fabricated by self-assembly approaches toward practical applications.
A water soluble negatively charged fluorescent 1,4-benzo-1,5-naphtho-36-crown-10-based host has been devised and synthesized.As shown by proton NMR,ESI mass spectrometry and UV-vis spectroscopy,it binds paraquat with a 1:1 stoichiometry and an association constant of 4.50(±0.02) ×103 M-1 in water.Its complexation with paraquat in water was further investigated by fluorescence emission spectroscopy.The results revealed that when paraquat was added to the water solution of the host,the fluorescence emission of the host was quenched by the charge transfer between the crown ether host and paraquat guest.A similar bis-p-phenylene-34-crown-10-based host was synthesized as a contrasting host.Lacking the naphthalene unit,the second host binds paraquat with a 1:1 stoichiometry and a lower association constant,1.04(±0.04) ×103 M-1,in water.This demonstrated that the naphthalene unit could not only act as a strong fluorescence group but also improve the π-πstacking interactions between the host and guest.
Wu, Ling Liu, Ming Chen, XiaoPeng Li, ShiJun Huang, FeiHe
