TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrophobin-stabilized dispersions of PVDF nanoparticles in water
AU - Pigliacelli, Claudia
AU - D'Elicio, Alessandro
AU - Milani, Roberto
AU - Terraneo, Giancarlo
AU - Resnati, Giuseppe
AU - Baldelli Bombelli, Francesca
AU - Metrangolo, Pierangelo
N1 - Project code: 100495
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this study, aqueous dispersions of partially
crystalline PVDF nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained
employing hydrophobin (HFB), an amphiphilic film-forming
protein able to film hydrophobic surfaces. Dynamic Light
Scattering (DLS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM) analysis of PVDF-HFBII aqueous dispersions
confirmed the HPBII ability to film PVDF hydrophobic NPs.
Freeze-dried PVDF-HFBII bio-nanocomposites were shown to
be effectively re-dispersible in water. An aqueous
dispersion of PVDF NPs may have an impact on the
applications of this polymer in the perspective of the
development of environmentally friendly coating methods.
AB - In this study, aqueous dispersions of partially
crystalline PVDF nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained
employing hydrophobin (HFB), an amphiphilic film-forming
protein able to film hydrophobic surfaces. Dynamic Light
Scattering (DLS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM) analysis of PVDF-HFBII aqueous dispersions
confirmed the HPBII ability to film PVDF hydrophobic NPs.
Freeze-dried PVDF-HFBII bio-nanocomposites were shown to
be effectively re-dispersible in water. An aqueous
dispersion of PVDF NPs may have an impact on the
applications of this polymer in the perspective of the
development of environmentally friendly coating methods.
KW - PVDF
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Hydrophobin
KW - Bio-nanocomposites
KW - Coatings
U2 - 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2015.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2015.02.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-1139
VL - 177
SP - 62
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
JF - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
ER -