Tiny NaOH Assisted Facile Preparation of Silk Nanofibers and Their Nanotube-Compositing Strong, Flexible, and Conductive Films
ACS biomaterials science & engineering(2022)
摘要
Natural silk nanofibers (SNFs) can not only be used as good building blocks for two- or three-dimensional biomaterials but also provide a clue for understanding the theory of structure- function relationships. Nevertheless, it is still difficult to directly extract SNFs from natural silk fibers due to their high crystallinity and recalcitrant complex structures. In the present study, a dilute alkali-assisted separation of high-yield SNFs is proposed. The degummed silk was first treated with a tiny amount of alkali at a mild temperature, followed by high-pressure homogenization. Under the optimized conditions (2% sodium hydroxide, 0 degrees C, 48 h), SNFs with diameters of 8-42 nm and lengths of 0.9 +/- 0.3 mu m were prepared with yields higher than 75%, which retained the natural structures at the nanoscale and some inherent properties of silk fibers. Interestingly, SNFs can be used as a stabilizing matrix to assist carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to disperse, aiming to form a uniform and stable CNT/SNF dispersion. Thereafter, a strong and flexible conductive composite film was fabricated with good mechanical properties. The composite film showed good piezoelectric properties and electric thermal response, which has promising application prospects for SNFs, such as in optical devices, nanoelectronics, and biosensors.
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silk nanofibers,dilute NaOH,low temperature,carbon nanotubes,composite film
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