TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-VALERATE (PHBV)/NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (NCC) BIO-NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED USING CRYO-ULTRAMICROTOMY
This work is to study the effect of nanocrystalline cellulose in improving the thermal stability of polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate biopolymer for high temperature processing of packaging material. PHBV-NCC bio-nanocomposite feedstock pellet prepared using RONDOL minilab compounder was used as the sample for the preparation of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) sample. Cryo-Ultramicrotomy equipment was used to prepare the ultra-thin slice of the bio-nanocomposite pellet under liquid nitrogen. . Diamond knife was used to slice off about 80-100 nm ultra-thin bio-nanocomposite films and was transferred into the lacey carbon film coated grid using cooled sugar solution. A few drops of phosphotungstic acid was used as negative stain to improve the contrast during the TEM analysis. TEM systems was used to obtain the TEM micrograph of PHBV-NCC bio-nanocomposite using 80kV accelerating voltage. A well dispersed NCC in PHBV matrix, ranging from 5 to 25 nm in width was observed.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS