title: Bamboo (Neosinocalamus affinis)-based thin film, a novel biomass material with high performances.
abstract: Exploration of biomass based materials to replace conventional petroleum based ones has been a trend in recent decades. In this work, bamboo (Neosinocalamus affinis) with abundant resources was used for the first time to prepare films in the presence of cellulose. The effects of weight ratio of bamboo/cellulose on the appearances and properties of the films were investigated. It was confirmed there existed strong interactions between bamboo and cellulose, which were favorable to formation of homogeneous structure of blend films. Particularly, the presence of bamboo could improve the surface hydrophobicity, water resistance and thermal stability of blend films, and the films possessed an excellent oxygen barrier property, compared with generally used commercial packaging films. The bamboo biomass, therefore, is successfully used to create a new film material with a good application prospect in the fields of packaging, coating, and food industry.
authors.affiliation: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China. Electronic address: songfei520@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Yi
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China. Electronic address: xiuliwang1@163.com.
authors.forename: Xiu-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D031723:Bambusa / Q000737:chemistry*; D018533:Biomass; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006813:Humidity; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010539:Permeability; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D002482:Cellulose; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Bamboo; Blend film; Cellulose; Oxygen barrier property; Water resistance