This paper reports that, by simply blending two heterogeneous polysaccharide nanofibers,
namely chitosan nanofiber (ChNF) and cellulose nanofiber (CNF), a ChNF–CNF composite
was prepared, which exhibited improved mechanical properties and antioxidant activity.
ChNF was isolated using the aqueous counter collision (ACC) method, while CNF was
isolated using the combination of TEMPO oxidation and the ACC method, which resulted in
smaller size of CNF than that of ChNF. The prepared composite was characterized in terms …