Development and IR spectroscopic Analysis of Composite Materials Based on Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) and Chitosan

Abstract

Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and chitosan composites were synthesized by means of the mechanochemical method. In addition, PMMA–chitosan films were obtained in polar (water) and non-polar (benzene) solvents. Obtained polymer composites were analyzed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy method using the ATR attachment with diamond crystal. The presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds in formation of PMMA and chitosan polymer composites was shown. С=О group of PMMA and OH and NH2 groups of chitosan molecule take part in the formation of hydrogen bonds.