Agar gel strength: A correlation study between chemical composition and rheological properties

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作者
Bertasa, Moira [1 ,2 ]
Dodero, Andrea [3 ]
Alloisio, Marina [3 ]
Vicini, Silvia [3 ]
Riedo, Chiara [1 ,2 ]
Sansonetti, Antonio [4 ]
Scalarone, Dominique [1 ,2 ]
Castellano, Maila [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Dept Chem, Via Pietro Giuria 7, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[2] Univ Turin, NIS Ctr, Via Pietro Giuria 7, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[3] Univ Genoa, Dept Chem & Ind Chem, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[4] CNR, Inst Conservat & Valorisat Cultural Heritage ICVB, CNR, Via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milan, Italy
关键词
Agar-agar; Hydrogels; 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose; Gel strength; Py-GC/MS; Rheology; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC RHEOLOGY; SODIUM ALGINATE; GELLING PROCESS; RHODOPHYTA; HYDROGELS; GELATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; CONSERVATION; CONSTITUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109442
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Agar is a natural polymer commonly used in various fields of application ranging from cosmetics to the food industry. In particular, for over forty years agar gels have been used in the field of conservation of Cultural Heritage where they are considered as one of the main well-performing tools in cleaning procedures. In the present work, the relation between the chemical composition and the mechanical strength of four different agar hydrogels was evaluated by comparing the results obtained via pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and rheological characterization. Agar composition was studied by means of a pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry approach in order to differentiate the anhydrous, galactose and glucose units. Pristine agar gels, gels after double annealing, and gels with and without chelating agent were studied by means of amplitude, frequency and time sweep rheological tests to evaluate all the preparation approaches commonly used by conservators, also taking into account changes in the transparency via UV-vis spectroscopy. A high percentage of anhydrous units in the polymer backbone was found to provide superior mechanical stiffness to the pristine hydrogels, even if it did not seem to affect their long-term stability. The annealing process significantly improved the rheological response of galactose-rich agar hydrogels being able to promote the establishment of additional crosslinking points, whereas the additive presence showed to improve the hydrogel stiffness owing to a more structured polymer network. Moreover, the progressive reduction of the impurities and/or network defects within the hydrogels occurring due to the annealing process slightly increased the transparency of the hydrogels, which is an important aspect for applications in the conservation of Cultural Heritage.
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