Comparative Study of One-Step Cross-Linked Electrospun Chitosan-Based Membranes
Table 3
Thermal properties of the cross-linked membranes, assessed by DSC and TGA.
Membrane
DSC
TGA
(°C)
(°C)
(kJ/g)
(wt% loss)
(wt% loss)
PEO
69.4
—
186.7
94.7
—
372.3 (53.9)
CH
—
100.9
525.2
—
61.6 (8.1), 286.1 (30.4)
—
S0.2GNP
61.8
82.2
42.4
21.5
277.1 (9.3)
386.6 (61.2)
S0.3GNP
59.2
81.2
32.1
16.3
271.5 (6.7)
386.0 (53.5)
S0.4GNP
61.8
89.7
90.6
46.0
277.8 (12.4)
388.4 (60.9)
S0.2GNPUV
65.0
20.8
10.5
279.6 (17.5)
384.4 (67.4)
S0.3GNPUV
64.4
34.2
17.4
272.6 (6.5)
392.8 (55.5)
S0.4GNPUV
64.0
63.1
32.1
267.2 (7.2)
391.0 (55.5)
The melting temperature of PEO; the melting temperature of chitosan; the enthalpy of melting of PEO; the of PEO; the degradation temperature of chitosan; the degradation temperature of PEO; undetectable transition.
