Linear form for rigidity
Amylose-based strengthening agent forms a thin, rigid adlayer on fibers, with enhancement rising with degree of substitution, unlike amylopectin.
Liu, Yena · Wang, Peipei · Zhang, Xinyu · Ahmad, Mehraj · Khan, Mohammad Rizwan · Zhu, Wenyuan · Guo, Jiaqi · Jin, Yongcan · Xiao, Huining · Song, Junlong
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023
Paper strength enhancement of quaternized amylose correlates positively with degree of substitution
Paper strength enhancement of quaternized amylopectin correlates inversely with degree of substitution
Amylose adlayer is thin and rigid, while amylopectin adlayer is thick and soft