title: Improved mechanical stability of acetoxypropyl cellulose upon blending with ultranarrow PbS nanowires in Langmuir monolayer matrix.
abstract: Cellulose and cellulose derivatives have long been used as membrane fabrication. Langmuir monolayer behavior, which naturally mimics membranes, of acetoxypropyl cellulose (APC) and lead sulfide (PbS) nanowire mixtures at different volume ratios is reported. Surface pressure (π)-area (A) isotherms of APC and PbS nanowires mixtures at different volume ratios show a gradual decrease in the monolayer area with increasing volume fraction of PbS nanowires. Change of surface potential with monolayer area at different volume ratios also reveals a gradual increase in the surface potential indicating incorporation of PbS nanowires within APC matrix. The compressibility and elastic constants measurements reveal an enhancement of the elasticity upon incorporation of PbS nanowires up to certain volume fractions. An enhancement in stability of the blend is observed upon PbS nanowire incorporation to the APC matrix. Rheological measurements also support the robustness of the mixture of APC and PbS nanowires in 3D bulk phase. Such robust ultrathin films of cellulose based-nanowire blend obtained by means of the Langmuir technique may lead to novel routes for designing cellulosic-based thin films and membranes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Materials, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maji
authors.forename: Sudarshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: L F V
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Godinho
authors.forename: Ali Hossain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Somobrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose