THESIS - ROC CH ... - FINAL - resubmission.pdf - University of Guelph
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Figure 6.10: Enlarged FTIR spectra <strong>of</strong> SPI/Cellulose blend film comparison focusing on the Amide<br />
I band.<br />
Absorbance<br />
0.35<br />
0.33<br />
0.31<br />
0.29<br />
0.27<br />
0.25<br />
0.23<br />
0.21<br />
0.19<br />
0.17<br />
0.15<br />
1690<br />
MSF2.5<br />
MSF1.0<br />
MSF0.5<br />
MSF0.25<br />
SNF0.25<br />
SPI<br />
1670<br />
1650<br />
The Amide I band can reveal the configuration <strong>of</strong> the secondary structure via the<br />
dominating frequencies. Prominent frequencies near 1654 cm -1 , 1633 cm -1 , 1672 cm -1 , and 1654<br />
cm -1 correlate to secondary structures <strong>of</strong> α-helix, β-sheet, β-turns, and random coils<br />
(Goormaghtigh et al. 1994). As mentioned in Section 4.4.5, this indicates that the extruded films<br />
are predominantly made <strong>of</strong> β-sheet secondary structures. Moreover, the β structure is shown to<br />
be made <strong>of</strong> antiparallel configuration due to the accumulation <strong>of</strong> vibrations at 1630 cm -1 (Barth<br />
2007). It can be seen the addition <strong>of</strong> fibers did not affect the beta sheet configuration with all<br />
treatments having similar frequencies at 1630 cm -1 .<br />
82<br />
1630<br />
Wavenumber (cm -1 )<br />
1610<br />
1590