Development of new biological adhesive based on chitin derivatives and chitin nanofibers

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25410227
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Polymer/Textile materials
• Research Institution: Tottori University
• Principal Investigator: SAIMOTO HIROYUKI 鳥取大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20186977)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OKAMOTO Yoshiharu 鳥取大学, 農学部, 教授 (50194410) ; MORIMOTO Minoru 鳥取大学, 生命機能研究支援センター, 准教授 (10273880) ; IFUKU Shinsuke 鳥取大学, 大学院工学研究科, 准教授 (70402980) ; OSAKI Tomohiro 鳥取大学, 農学部, 准教授 (40431332)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: キチン / キトサン / 医用接着剤 / シーリング材料 / 生体適合性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Novel composite materials were made from chitin methacrylate derivatives and various chitin nanofibers. The adhesive strength of the chitin methacrylate derivatives was much improved when they were blended with chitin nanofibers or surface-deacetylated chitin nanofibers. Moreover, these composite materials showed good biocompatibility. These findings indicate that the composites prepared in this study are promising materials as new biological adhesives.

Free Research Field

天然有機材料