REGENERATION, DERIVATIZATION AND UTILIZATION OF CELLULOSE IN ULTRATHIN FILMS

Cellulose films obtained from TMSC Langmuir-Blodgett films provide a m odel system for adsorption studies of dyes and polyelectrolytes. The c onversion of multilayers of trimethylsilylcellulose (TMSC), a ''hairy- rod'' molecule with short hydrophobic TMS side groups, into ultrathin cellulose films, the derivatization of these films with succinic anhyd ride, and the use of regenerated and modified cellulose films for adso rption studies are reported with the aim of finding ways of changing t he chemical properties of cellulose films.