Laccase Complex with Polyvinylamine Bearing Grafted TEMPO is a Cellulose Adhesion Primer

Polyelectrolyte complexes formed between laccase and polyvinylamine with grafted TEMPO moieties, PVAm-T, adsorb onto cellulose, causing oxidation. All evidence supports the view that aldehyde groups on oxidized cellulose condense with primary amine groups, giving a grafted layer of PVAm-T complexed with laccase. The grafted PVAm-T serves as a primer layer promoting wet cellulose-to-cellulose adhesion in the presence of PVAm adhesive. The …