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Kuperman, Ofir Aharon, de Andrade, Peterson, Terlier, Tanguy, Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain, Field, Robert A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-0275 and Natalio, Filipe
(2024)
The effect of a low degree of fluorine substitution on cotton fiber properties.
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 309 (3).
ISSN 1438-7492
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Abstract
Cellulose modification often employs chemical processes to tailor its properties and functionalities to fit the demands of a wide range of applications, maximizing its potential as a versatile and sustainable material. From both synthetic and environmental standpoints, one of the ultimate goals is to achieve significant modifications to enhance the end properties of the cellulose while minimizing the number of modified building blocks. The current study demonstrates that a synthetic glucose derivative, 6-deoxy-6-fluoro-glucose (6F-Glc), fed into the fertilized cotton ovules, resulted in the accumulation of fluorine inside the cotton fibers with no apparent alteration to their morphology or development. These fibers exhibited a degree of substitution of 0.006, which is 170 times lower than that reported for chemical methods for cellulose modification. However, the physical characterization of the modified fibers showed a surprisingly large impact of this low-level modification on the cellulose structure (e.g., hydrogen bonding network rearrangement) and a modest increase in the mechanical properties of the fibers. The obtained results exemplify the use of biological systems to introduce low quantities of new functionalities while maximizing the impact on fiber properties.
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| Additional Information: | Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GitHub at https://github.com/fnatalio/6FGlc_cotton, reference number 1234. Funding Information: HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council. Grant Number: 101045466; GIF German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development research. Grant Number: #I-1509-302.5/2019; MINERVA Stiftung. Grant Number: # 136809; BMBF of the Federal Republic of Germany; Benoziyo Endowment Fund for the Advancement of Science; Estate of Raymond Lapon and Estate of Olga Klein Astrachan; the Yeda-Sela Center for Basic Research; the Abramson Family Center for Young Scientists (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel); the University of Manchester |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cellulose,mechanical properties,modification cellulose,structures,chemical engineering(all),polymers and plastics,organic chemistry,materials chemistry ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1500 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2024 15:34 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 18:04 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96477 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mame.202300337 |
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