Filmes foram preparados com êxito dissolvendo e misturando quitosana com celulose de sisal no sistema de solvente NaOH/tiouréia. Nenhum solvente residual foi encontrado nos filmes preparados, conforme mostrado por análise elementar (S) e absorção atômica (Na). Os filmes foram caracterizados por técnicas como espectroscopia na região do infravermelho com transformada Fourier, difração de raios-X e análise térmica (TG, DSC e DMTA). A compatibilidade de ambos biopolímeros foi avaliada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, em cujas imagens o filme de biocompósito mostrou uma organização intermediária entre a rede de fibra de celulose e a homogeneidade do filme de quitosana. Interações com água foram estudadas por medida de ângulos de contatos de uma gota d\'água com a superfície do filme, isoterma de absorção de umidade e relaxometria de RMN T2. A análise de ângulo de contato mostrou uma deformação que pode ocorrer na superfície devido a alta afinidade destes materiais com a gota d\'água. O sistema de solvente NaOH/tiouréia levou a despolimerização de ambos biopolímeros, mas sem provocar perda da capacidade de formação de filme dos mesmos. Resultados de índice de cristalinidade sugeriram que as interações entre quitosana e o solvente foram mais intensas do que as interações entre celulose e o solvente. Os resultados de relaxometria de RMN T2 do biocompósitos mostrou que as características da quitosana prevaleceram sobre as da celulose no que se refere as interações com água. Acetatos de celulose de sisal com diferentes graus de substituição foram preparados em meio homogêneo (DMAc/LiCl como sistema de solvente) e caracterizados por RMN 1H (determinação do grau de substituição), cromatografia de exclusão por tamanho (determinação da massa molar média) e análise térmica (TG e DSC). Filmes deste acetato de celulose de sisal com diferentes graus de substituição, com e sem reforço de celulose de sisal, foram preparados com êxito a partir de soluções de DMAc/LiCl. Nenhum solvente residual foi encontrado nos filmes preparados, conforme evidenciado por análise elementar (Na) e absorção atômica (Li). Na caracterização dos filmes, foram utilizadas técnicas de análise térmica (DSC, TG e DMTA) e ensaio de tração que mostraram que os filmes de acetatos de celulose mais substituídos apresentam decomposição térmica em temperaturas mais elevada e são menos resistentes a tração que os filmes de acetatos de celulose menos substituídos. A partir da análise de isoterma de absorção de umidade, foi possível constatar que os filmes de acetatos de celulose mais substituídos são consideravelmente menos higroscópicos que os filmes de acetatos de celulose menos substituídos. As imagens de microscopia eletrônica de varredura mostraram que os filmes de acetato com diferentes graus de substituição apresentam morfologia distinta. Tanto a associação de celulose de sisal com quitosana quanto com acetato de celulose, obtido de celulose de sisal, mostrou melhoras nas propriedades dos filmes, gerando um interesse em novas pesquisas e aplicações destes materiais. / Films were successfully prepared by dissolving and mixing chitosan and sisal cellulose in NaOH/thiourea solvent system. No residual solvent was found in the prepared films, as shown by elemental analysis (S) and atomic absorption (NA). They were characterized by conventional techniques such as Fourier Transformed Infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry and thermal analysis (DSC, TG, DMTA). The compatibility of both biopolymers was evaluated by scanning electron microscopic, in which the biocomposite film showed an organization interposed between the cellulose fiber mesh and chitosan films homogeneity. Water interactions were studied by measuring contact angles, humidity absorption isotherms and NMR T2 relaxometry. Contact angle analysis pointed out the deformation that can occur at the surface due to the high affinity of these materials with the drop of water. The solvent system, NaOH/thiourea, led to depolymerization of both biopolymers, without causing loss of film forming capacities. Results about crystalline-properties index suggested that the interactions between chitosan and solvent were more intense than the interactions between cellulose and solvent. The behavior of the T2 NMR relaxometry of biocomposites showed more evident interaction between chitosan and water compared to cellulose-water interaction. Sisal cellulose acetates with different degrees of substitution (DS) were prepared in homogeneous environment (DMAc/LiCl as solvent) and characterized by NMR 1H (determining the degree of substitution), size exclusion chromatography (determination of molar mass average) and thermal analysis (TG and DSC). Sisal cellulose acetate films of varying degrees of substitution (DS), were successfully prepared using DMAc/LiCl as solvent system, with and without sisal cellulose strengthening. No residual solvent was found in the prepared films, as verified by elemental analysis (Na) and atomic absorption (Li). The characterization of the films were carried out by thermal analysis techniques (DSC, TG and DMTA) and traction test which showed that the cellulose acetate films with bigger DS present thermal decomposition at higher temperatures and are less resistant to traction than cellulose acetate films with smaller DS. From humidity absorption analysis, it was found that the cellulose acetate films with higher DS are considerably less hygroscopic than cellulose acetate films with lower DS. From scanning electron microscopic analysis it was possible to evaluate that acetate films with different DS have distinct morphology. Sisal cellulose association with both chitosan and cellulose acetate obtained from sisal cellulose, showed improvements in the properties of films, generating an interest in new research and applications of these materials.

Submitted by Emanuel Varela Cardoso (emanuel.varela@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-06-15T18:55:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GILDÊNIA PINTO DOS SANTOS TRIGUEIRO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPG-CEMat) 2015.pdf: 1530053 bytes, checksum: abc690f9b5acaa9d75775904e546ffe8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-15T18:55:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GILDÊNIA PINTO DOS SANTOS TRIGUEIRO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPG-CEMat) 2015.pdf: 1530053 bytes, checksum: abc690f9b5acaa9d75775904e546ffe8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-19 / O envelhecimento populacional, fenômeno mundial, é um processo iniciado no momento do nascimento e modifica a vida de indivíduos e das estruturas familiares na sociedade. Com o aumento da longevidade há uma tendência ao aparecimento de doenças crônicas, como é o caso do Diabetes Mellitus, um dos principais problemas de saúde pública na atualidade, que abrange elevado número de pessoas acometidas, com mortalidade prematura, além dos custos envolvidos no controle, tratamento e de recuperação das complicações. Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de desenvolver membranas de quitosana sem neutralização com incorporação de insulina para liberação controlada deste fármaco. As membranas foram desenvolvidas pelo método de evaporação de solvente e caracterizadas pelas técnicas de Difração de raios-X (DRX), Espectroscopia na Região de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier (FTIR), Microscopia Ótica (MO), Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV), Tensão Superficial e Intumescimento. A técnica de DRX demonstrou que a não neutralização das membranas atribuiu às mesmas um perfil mais cristalino quando comparado ao perfil da quitosana em pó e que tanto a insulina quanto a reticulação com tripolifosfato de sódio diminuiu o perfil cristalino das mesmas. Com o ensaio de FTIR foi possível perceber um aumento da intensidade dos picos nas regiões entre 1250 e 1600. Através das técnicas de MO e MEV foi possível confirmar a presença da insulina nas membranas encapsulada s pela quitosana. No ensaio de molhabilidade, a presença da insulina e do agente reticulante proporcionou uma diminuição da molhabilidade das membranas quando comparado ao de quitosana sem a insulina e o agente reticulante. Já no de intumescimento ocorreu redução tanto por efeito da adição da insulina quanto da reticulação. Os resultados sugerem que houve a incorporação da insulina na membrana. / Population aging, worldwide phenomenon, is a process that began at birth and changes the lives of individuals and family structures in society. With increasing longevity there is a tendency to the appearance of chronic diseases, such as Diabetes Mellitus, one of the major public health problems today which covers large number of people affected with premature mortality and the costs involved in control treatment of complications and recovery. This study was conducted in order to develop chitosan membranes without neutralization with insulin incorporation for controlled release of the drug. The membranes were developed by the solvent evaporation method and characterized by powder Diffraction X-ray (XRD), spectroscopy in the infrared region Fourier transform (FTIR) spectroscopy, optical microscopy (MO), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Surface Tension and Swelling. The XRD technique showed that no neutralization of the membrane attributed to a more crystalline same profile when compared to the profile of the chitosan powder, and that both insulin as crosslinking with sodium tripolyphosphate decreased the lens profile of the same. With FTIR test was possible to realize an increase of peak intensity in the regions between 1250 and 1600. Through the OM and SEM techniques it was possible to confirm the presence of insulin encapsulated in the chitosan membranes. In the wetting test, the presence of insulin and crosslinker provided a decrease in wettability compared to the membranes of insulin and chitosan without the crosslinker. Already in the reduction of swelling occurred both as a result of addition of insulin as halftone. The results suggest that insulin was incorporated in the membrane.

Filmes foram preparados com êxito dissolvendo e misturando quitosana com celulose de sisal no sistema de solvente NaOH/tiouréia. Nenhum solvente residual foi encontrado nos filmes preparados, conforme mostrado por análise elementar (S) e absorção atômica (Na). Os filmes foram caracterizados por técnicas como espectroscopia na região do infravermelho com transformada Fourier, difração de raios-X e análise térmica (TG, DSC e DMTA). A compatibilidade de ambos biopolímeros foi avaliada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, em cujas imagens o filme de biocompósito mostrou uma organização intermediária entre a rede de fibra de celulose e a homogeneidade do filme de quitosana. Interações com água foram estudadas por medida de ângulos de contatos de uma gota d\'água com a superfície do filme, isoterma de absorção de umidade e relaxometria de RMN T2. A análise de ângulo de contato mostrou uma deformação que pode ocorrer na superfície devido a alta afinidade destes materiais com a gota d\'água. O sistema de solvente NaOH/tiouréia levou a despolimerização de ambos biopolímeros, mas sem provocar perda da capacidade de formação de filme dos mesmos. Resultados de índice de cristalinidade sugeriram que as interações entre quitosana e o solvente foram mais intensas do que as interações entre celulose e o solvente. Os resultados de relaxometria de RMN T2 do biocompósitos mostrou que as características da quitosana prevaleceram sobre as da celulose no que se refere as interações com água. Acetatos de celulose de sisal com diferentes graus de substituição foram preparados em meio homogêneo (DMAc/LiCl como sistema de solvente) e caracterizados por RMN 1H (determinação do grau de substituição), cromatografia de exclusão por tamanho (determinação da massa molar média) e análise térmica (TG e DSC). Filmes deste acetato de celulose de sisal com diferentes graus de substituição, com e sem reforço de celulose de sisal, foram preparados com êxito a partir de soluções de DMAc/LiCl. Nenhum solvente residual foi encontrado nos filmes preparados, conforme evidenciado por análise elementar (Na) e absorção atômica (Li). Na caracterização dos filmes, foram utilizadas técnicas de análise térmica (DSC, TG e DMTA) e ensaio de tração que mostraram que os filmes de acetatos de celulose mais substituídos apresentam decomposição térmica em temperaturas mais elevada e são menos resistentes a tração que os filmes de acetatos de celulose menos substituídos. A partir da análise de isoterma de absorção de umidade, foi possível constatar que os filmes de acetatos de celulose mais substituídos são consideravelmente menos higroscópicos que os filmes de acetatos de celulose menos substituídos. As imagens de microscopia eletrônica de varredura mostraram que os filmes de acetato com diferentes graus de substituição apresentam morfologia distinta. Tanto a associação de celulose de sisal com quitosana quanto com acetato de celulose, obtido de celulose de sisal, mostrou melhoras nas propriedades dos filmes, gerando um interesse em novas pesquisas e aplicações destes materiais. / Films were successfully prepared by dissolving and mixing chitosan and sisal cellulose in NaOH/thiourea solvent system. No residual solvent was found in the prepared films, as shown by elemental analysis (S) and atomic absorption (NA). They were characterized by conventional techniques such as Fourier Transformed Infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry and thermal analysis (DSC, TG, DMTA). The compatibility of both biopolymers was evaluated by scanning electron microscopic, in which the biocomposite film showed an organization interposed between the cellulose fiber mesh and chitosan films homogeneity. Water interactions were studied by measuring contact angles, humidity absorption isotherms and NMR T2 relaxometry. Contact angle analysis pointed out the deformation that can occur at the surface due to the high affinity of these materials with the drop of water. The solvent system, NaOH/thiourea, led to depolymerization of both biopolymers, without causing loss of film forming capacities. Results about crystalline-properties index suggested that the interactions between chitosan and solvent were more intense than the interactions between cellulose and solvent. The behavior of the T2 NMR relaxometry of biocomposites showed more evident interaction between chitosan and water compared to cellulose-water interaction. Sisal cellulose acetates with different degrees of substitution (DS) were prepared in homogeneous environment (DMAc/LiCl as solvent) and characterized by NMR 1H (determining the degree of substitution), size exclusion chromatography (determination of molar mass average) and thermal analysis (TG and DSC). Sisal cellulose acetate films of varying degrees of substitution (DS), were successfully prepared using DMAc/LiCl as solvent system, with and without sisal cellulose strengthening. No residual solvent was found in the prepared films, as verified by elemental analysis (Na) and atomic absorption (Li). The characterization of the films were carried out by thermal analysis techniques (DSC, TG and DMTA) and traction test which showed that the cellulose acetate films with bigger DS present thermal decomposition at higher temperatures and are less resistant to traction than cellulose acetate films with smaller DS. From humidity absorption analysis, it was found that the cellulose acetate films with higher DS are considerably less hygroscopic than cellulose acetate films with lower DS. From scanning electron microscopic analysis it was possible to evaluate that acetate films with different DS have distinct morphology. Sisal cellulose association with both chitosan and cellulose acetate obtained from sisal cellulose, showed improvements in the properties of films, generating an interest in new research and applications of these materials.

The objectives of this project were to investigate the critical factors impacting the physicochemical and antibacterial properties of β-chitosan based films derived from jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) pens, and to evaluate the feasibility of improving water solubility of β-chitosan through Maillard reaction. The studies examined the effect of molecular weight (1,815 and 366 kDa), acid (formic, acetic, propionic, and lactic acid), and plasticizer (glycerol and sorbitol) on the film properties, as well as reducing sugar (fructose and glucosamine) and heat treatment (high temperature short time (HTST), low temperature long time (LTLT)) on water solubility of chitosan. Results on β-chitosan were compared with α-chitosan in both studies. Tensile strength (TS) and elongation (EL) of β-chitosan films were influenced by molecular weight (Mw), acid and plasticizer types (P < 0.05). High molecular weight (Hw) β-chitosan films had an overall TS of 44 MPa, 53% higher than that of low molecular weight (Lw) β-chitosan films (29 MPa) across all acid types used. The mean TS of β-chitosan acetate and propionate films (43 and 39 MPa) were higher (P < 0.05) than that of β-chitosan formate and lactate films (34 and 29 MPa). Films incorporated with plasticizer (32 MPa) had lower TS than those without plasticizer (48 MPa). Mean EL of Hw β-chitosan films was 10% versus approximately 4% in Lw β-chitosan films. Formate and acetate films had higher EL than that of propionate film. Glycerol and sorbitol increased (P < 0.001) EL 151% and 106% compared with the films without plasticizer, respectively. Water vapor permeability (WVP) of the films was affected by acid and plasticizer. Formate films (34 g mm/m² d KPa) had higher WVP than other acid films. Adding plasticizer increased (11% to 31%) WVP of propionate films except the Lw β-chitosan propionate film with sorbitol. The antibacterial activity of Lw β-chitosan and α-chitosan films delayed (P < 0.05) the proliferation of E. coli, where lactate films showed the strongest effect. The growth of L. innocua at 24 h was completely (P < 0.05) inhibited by chitosan films except Hw β-chitosan acetate film. A soft and cotton-like water soluble chitosan with mesopores was acquired after freeze-drying the Maillard reacted chitosan-sugar solution. The yield of β-chitosan-derivatives (8.48%) was 1.21 times higher than that of α-chitosan products (7.00%) (P < 0.01). Heat treatment only affected the yield of chitosan-glucosamine derivatives. Sugar type did not indicate any impact on the yield of the chitosan-derivative products in general (P > 0.05). The solubility was affected by sugar type (P < 0.01) only occurred in the β-chitosan products prepared with LTLT (P<0.05), where β-chitosan-fructose derivatives (9.56 g/L) had higher solubility than the glucosamine (5.19 g/L).LTLT treatment had given all chitosan-derivatives a higher solubility (8.44 g/L) than HTST (3.83 g/L) did (P<0.001). The results from this study demonstrated the feasibility of creating β-chitosan based film from jumbo squid pens with similar mechanical, water barrier and antibacterial properties compare to α-chitosan films as a food wrap and controlled the properties with several important factors, and developing water soluble chitosan through Maillard reaction that possess the potential as functional substance in a wider range of applications. / Graduation date: 2012

<p>The production of insects for protein is projected to reach a market share of 1.33 billion USD, a rapid increase from the estimated 144 million USD share of 2019 market. The isolation of insect protein produces by-products, including chitin. Currently chitin is extracted from aquaculture by-products, such as shrimp and crab shells, and used to produce chitosan for various applications in the supplement and food industry. With the insect market expected to continue its growth, the feasibility of sourcing commercial chitin and chitosan from reared crickets’, and the application properties of its counterpart, chitosan, was investigated in this dissertation. In the first part of this dissertation, chitin from two commonly reared crickets in the Unites States, <i>Acheta domesticus</i> and <i>Gryllodes sigillatus</i>, was successfully extracted, purified, and identified as a commercially viable option for chitin and chitosan. Extensive crustacean chitin studies served as the foundation of purification steps, however durations were adjusted to account for intrinsic differences between insects and crustacean exoskeletons. Furthermore, cricket chitosan was prepared and optimized with varying degrees of deacetylation. As expected, cricket chitosan had lower molecular but did not have a detectable effect on the bioactive properties tested. All cricket chitosan produced had similar lipid binding capacity <i>in vitro</i>. Additionally, the microbial inhibition of cricket chitosan and commercial chitosan (~70% DDA) were not significantly different when evaluated against <i>L. innocua</i> and <i>E. coli</i>. High DDA cricket chitosan showed greatest bacterial inhibition as expected. In the second part of this dissertation, cricket derived chitosan showed similar and improved food packaging properties, when evaluated against commercial shrimp chitosan. microstructure analysis provided by scanning electron microscopy showed greater compaction and agglomeration of cricket chitosan films. The change in microstructure may be attributed to the increased complexity generally attributed to insect chitosan materials, a result of remaining melanin and protein in close association with insect exoskeleton chitosan. As a result, cricket films had similar or increased tensile strengths but decreased elongation percentages when compared to shrimp films. Water vapor permeability of cricket films was decreased due to tortuosity. Residual melanin likely played an important role in increasing cricket film surface hydrophobicity and providing enhanced light barrier properties. Overall, this dissertation successfully shows the potential of crickets as insect derived chitin and chitosan, and its effectiveness as a lipid binding and antibacterial agent, as well as its potential use in biobased food packaging. </p>