@inproceedings{af92ac63060649d4be925b969e43742e,
title = "The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol-Citric Acid (PEG-CA) Addition on Mechanical Properties of Dry Bacterial Cellulose Film",
abstract = "Bacterial cellulose (BC) is natural and can be a source of nonwoven materials for biomedical applications. The mechanical properties of the film are arguably related to the strength of the hydrogen bonds of each glucose subunit in the BC. However, in a dry state, the film loses the properties, thereby making it more brittle. In this work, polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight of 600 g/mol (PEG-600) and citric acid (CA) was selected as a plasticizer and a crosslinker, respectively. Various concentrations of aqueous PEG and CA mixtures with different molar ratios were applied into the BC film by immersion. Other factors, such as the drying process of the wet BC gel and its thickness, were also considered. The mechanical properties of an as-obtained dried film were characterized further.",
keywords = "bacterial cellulose film, citric acid, hydrogen bonding, mechanical properties, polyethylene glycol",
author = "Pratama, {Rachmad Ade} and Endang Saepudin and Sandi Sufiandi",
note = "Funding Information: This project is supported by the Ministry of Research and Technology/National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of Republic of Indonesia through The Mandatory RISPRO Funding themed National Research Priority (PRN) 2020 & The LPDP Funding Program themed Research and Innovation Consortium to accelerate the handling of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). All authors contributed equally to this work. Authors also gratefully acknowledge the Transport of Active Materials and Biomaterials for Biomedical Devices (TBABPB) Research Group, Research Center for Biomaterials – Indonesian Institute of Sciences, for providing facilities to support this research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.; 6th International Symposium of Biomedical Engineering''s Recent Progress in Biomaterials, Drugs Development, and Medical Devices, ISBE 2021 ; Conference date: 07-07-2021 Through 08-07-2021",
year = "2022",
month = aug,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1063/5.0098017",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
editor = "Rahman, {Siti Fauziyah} and Ahmad Zakiyuddin and Yudan Whulanza and Nurul Intan",
booktitle = "6th Biomedical Engineering''s Recent Progress in Biomaterials, Drugs Development, and Medical Devices",
address = "United States",
}