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ical properties could be enhanced upon addition of chitin in
an intermediate range of fCHI around 0.3 (see the Supporting
Information). Beyond, the pelleted materials have increasing
plasticity. This evolution of the mechanical properties with
fCHI is consistent with changes in the extent of the chitin
monocrystal coating by siloxane oligomers as discussed below.
In the bulk, the polycrystalline chitin nanorods are preserved
and well-dispersed in the final siloxane network (Figure 1).
The presence of chitin nanorods inside the nanocomposites
was confirmed by 13C and 15N solid-state NMR, FTIR
spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and TEM (representative
micrographs shown in Figure 1 b–d; for more details, see the Figure 3. SEM analysis of spray-dried microparticles, showing varia-
tions in morphology and surface roughness as a function of the initial
Supporting Information). These samples exhibit optical
chitin volume fraction fCHI (here porous replicas). The two micro-
birefringence related to local ordering of the chitin nanorods, graphs on the right correspond to fCHI = 0.28 and 0.64, and show the
but within small independent domains (ca. 100 mm). By variations in surface at a higher magnification. For additional data, see
keeping the samples under a magnetic field B throughout the Supporting Information.
solvent evaporation and across the sol-gel transition, the
resulting materials showed homogenous long-range (several
centimeter) alignment of the chitin nanorods perpendicular to
B. This preferred orientation, which is most likely related to
cooperative effects previously observed with chitin nanorods
in aqueous dispersions,[15] is preserved after calcination
(Figure 2).
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Keywords: chitin · hybrid materials · mesoporous materials ·
nanoparticles · sol–gel processes
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