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Surface Properties of Polysaccharides

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Polysaccharides are used in a wide range of applications across the medical, food, and material science spheres. Their applicability is in part a consequence of their specific surface properties and the nature of their interactions at interfaces. Intensive research into polysaccharide surface properties and methods to investigate these has been undertaken for decades. Due to the complicated structural, chemical, and physical features of polysaccharides, however, fully understanding their surface properties and developing effective methods for studying these properties are still challenging tasks. In this chapter methods frequently used for polysaccharide surface characterization, including sample preparation and surface analysis, are described and critically discussed. In addition to the traditionally used methods, several novel techniques of preparing polysaccharide model surfaces and description of advanced instrumentation for this purpose are presented. Several examples of how surface modification of polysaccharides measured using these methods may be practically applied are also discussed.

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Abbreviations

AB:

Lewis acid-based

AFM:

Atomic force microscopy

APTT:

Activated partial thromboplastin time

BC:

Bacterial cellulose

CMC:

Carboxymethyl cellulose

FT-IR:

Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy

GPC:

Gel permeation chromatography

ICP-MS:

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy

IR:

Infrared spectroscopy

LB:

Langmuir–Blodgett

LP:

Lacquer polysaccharide

LW:

Lifshitz–van der Waals

MALDI-TOF:

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

QCM:

Quartz crystal microbalance

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

TMSC:

Trimethylsilyl cellulose

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

ZP:

Zeta potential

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We would like to acknowledge Michelle Sze-Fan Tan for the preparation of the bacterial cellulose composites for SEM.

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  1. School of Science, Monash University, 46150, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia

    Yi Wang & Gary A. Dykes

  2. School of Chemistry, Monash University, 3800, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Gary A. Dykes

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Wang, Y., Dykes, G.A. (2015). Surface Properties of Polysaccharides. In: Ramawat, K., Mérillon, JM. (eds) Polysaccharides. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16298-0_9

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