从可食用的真菌菌菌中生长可持续的屏障涂层
Sandro Zier1, Liza R White1,2, Dalton Johnstone1
1Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469, United States.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
|September 26, 2025
概括
这项研究引入了一种使用纤维素纳米纤维 (CNF) 和真菌菌的新方法,用于为纸张和织品制造可持续的,耐水性涂层. 这些基于生物的障碍物为塑料提供了一个有希望的替代品.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 生物技术是生物技术.
- 可持续化学 可持续化学
背景情况:
- 纤维素纳米纤维 (CNFs) 为塑料提供了可持续的替代品,但受水友性限制.
- 在各种基板上开发有效的水障碍仍然是可持续材料面临的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种可持续的,低能耗的方法,以提高纸张和织基板的液态耐水性.
- 为了研究在CNF矩阵上培养的真菌菌的有效性,以创建疏水涂层.
主要方法:
- 在CNF涂层纸张和织基板上直接生长真菌菌.
- 描述涂料的水接触角度 (CA),水吸收,油脂屏障特性,空气透性和氧气传递率.
- 将CNF和纸作为矩阵材料进行比较,并评估水蛋白的作用.
主要成果:
- 基于CNF的菌株涂层实现了高CA (139.1°) 和低吸水量 (29.6 gm−2),明显优于单独的CNF (CA 27.2°,吸水量 80.0 gm−2).
- 涂料保持了出色的油脂耐油性 (套件测试12),空气透性和氧气屏障性能.
- 与纸相比,CNF矩阵促进了更快的菌根生长,更高的CA和更低的水吸收.
结论:
- 种植基于CNF的菌株涂层是一种可扩展和可持续的方法,可以使纸张和织品具有抗水性.
- 该方法为一次性塑料提供了可行的替代方案,利用生物基材料增强屏障功能.
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