Electrokinetic properties of biodegradable conducting polyaniline-graft-chitosan copolymer in aqueous and non-aqueous media


Cabuk M., YAVUZ M., ÜNAL H. İ.

COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, cilt.460, ss.494-501, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 460
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.02.053
  • Dergi Adı: COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.494-501
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chitosan, Polyaniline, Colloidal stability, Zeta potential, Non-aqueous media, Antibacterial activity, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, SURFACTANT, PROTEIN, ACID
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, biodegradable and conducting polyaniline-graft-chitosan (PAni-g-CS) copolymer was synthesized by radicalic polymerization using ammonium persulfate (NH4)(2)S2O8 as initiator. The synthesized copolymer was characterized by using particle size, density, band gap, H-1 NMR, TGA, and SEM measurements. The characterization results revealed the successful synthesis of the graft copolymer of PAni and CS. Electrokinetic properties and colloidal stabilities of PAni-g-CS dispersions were examined as a function of time, pH, electrolytes, various surfactants, and temperature by means of zeta-potential measurements in polar (water) and non-polar (silicone oil) media. The zeta-potential of PAni shifted to more positive region after grating with chitosan. In acidic medium, zeta-potential of the copolymer was observed to increase up to +44 mV. The presence of monovalent (Nacl) electrolyte had no impact on zeta-potential of the copolymer dispersions whereas; divalent (BaCl2) and trivalent (AlCl3) electrolytes caused the zeta-potentials of the dispersions to shift to more positive regions. The most effective surfactant on the zeta-potential of the PAni-g-CS was determined to be sodium dodecyl sulfate, which reduced the value of zeta-potential to -39 mV. Elevated temperatures caused almost no change on the zeta-potential of the copolymer dispersions. In non-aqueous media, zeta-potential of PAni-g-CS was found to be in colloidally stable region. Further, PAni-g-CS was tested against Escherichia coli and showed an improved antibacterial activity when compared to that of pristine PAni and CS. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.