Robust cellulose-based hydrogel marbles with excellent stability for gas sensing

Na Li; Hongying Wanyan; Shengchang Lu; He Xiao; Min Zhang; Kai Liu; Xiuliang Li; Bihui Du; Liulian Huang; Lihui Chen; Yonghao Ni; Hui Wu

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120617

Robust cellulose-based hydrogel marbles with excellent stability for gas sensing

Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Apr 15:306:120617. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120617. Epub 2023 Jan 25.

Authors

Na Li¹, Hongying Wanyan¹, Shengchang Lu², He Xiao³, Min Zhang⁴, Kai Liu³, Xiuliang Li⁵, Bihui Du⁶, Liulian Huang³, Lihui Chen³, Yonghao Ni⁷, Hui Wu⁸

Affiliations

¹ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China.
² College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China. Electronic address: lsc0608@hotmail.com.
³ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Plant Fiber Functional Materials, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China.
⁴ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Plant Fiber Functional Materials, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China. Electronic address: mzhang@fafu.edu.cn.
⁵ Yuzhong (Fujian) New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Quanzhou, Fujian 362141, PR China.
⁶ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; Yuzhong (Fujian) New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Quanzhou, Fujian 362141, PR China.
⁷ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NBE3B 5A3, Canada.
⁸ College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Plant Fiber Functional Materials, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China. Electronic address: wuhui@fafu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36746574
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120617

Abstract

Liquid marbles, as particle-armored droplets, have potential applications in microreactors, biomedicine, controlled release and gas detection. To improve the stability and biocompatibility of marble, biocompatible cellulose acetate particles and 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxy-propyl-cellulose (AHP-cellulose) were used to fabricate robust cellulose-based liquid marbles with excellent stability. Liquid marble was gelled into hydrogel marble via blue-light-irradiated polymerization of AHP-cellulose. The mechanical properties of cellulose-based hydrogel marble are superior to those of liquid marble. The rupture height of liquid marble is 10.5 m, which is 420 times greater than that of water marble (0.025 m). Surprisingly, the hydrogel marble with a 3 % AHP-cellulose concentration remained intact even after being dropped from a height of 50 m, which is comparable with the ability of a leather ball to withstand larger impact. When released from a height of 60 mm, hydrogel marble bounced to approximately 25.5 mm, 881 % higher than liquid marble (2.6 mm). Hydrogel marble exhibited long-lasting stability and was capable of monitoring ammonia with a detection limit of 365.2 mg/m³. The biocompatible cellulose-based hydrogel marble with excellent mechanical stability and reusability detection has great potential in chemical and environmental engineering as gas sensors.

Keywords: Cellulose; Gas sensing; Hydrogel; Marble; Stability.