Construction of Flexible Kaolin/Chitin Composite Aerogels and Their Properties

In this work, kaolin/chitin (K/Ch) composite aerogels with different mass ratios were successfully fabricated via a freeze–drying approach. The influence of kaolin content on the microstructure, properties and hemostatic performance of the composite aerogels was systematically investigated. The results demonstrated that the incorporation of kaolin endowed the chitin-based aerogels with tunable porous structures, excellent water absorption capacity (up to 4282% for K0.25/Ch2), and enhanced water retention (73.7% for K2/Ch2 at 60 min). Moreover, the K/Ch composite aerogels exhibited good biodegradability, no cytotoxicity (cell viability > 91.9%), and no hemolysis (hemolysis rate < 1.5% at all test…

• YI
  Yancheng Institute of Technology
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 51503177
• HP
  Hebei Province Science and Technology Support Program