Affiliation:
1. The Center of Excellence Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand
Abstract
The effect of studied crosslinking agents viz. acetic acid, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE)
and genipin on the morphology, structure and thermal properties of human hair keratin/egg white
protein (HHK/EWP) blend particles were investigated. The HHK/EWP blend particles were prepared
by the reported water-in-oil emulsification solvent diffusion method with the addition of selected
crosslinking agents. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that the use of these agents
resulted in spherical HHK/EWP particles with variable sizes, arranged in the order of increasing
particle sizes as follows: acetic acid, PEGDE and genipin. The addition of the crosslinking agents
enhanced the interactions between the proteins, as indicated by the shift of peak positions in FTIR
spectra. Moreover, the interactions also increased the decomposition temperature of the HHK/EWP
blend particles. The obtained results provided important information to further improve the properties
of HHK/EWP blend particles for a wider range of applications.
Publisher
Asian Journal of Chemistry