Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation

CKS Pillai, W Paul, CP Sharma - Progress in polymer science, 2009 - Elsevier
Chitin and chitosan (CS) are biopolymers having immense structural possibilities for
chemical and mechanical modifications to generate novel properties, functions and …

Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

M Rinaudo - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

A fundamental study of chitosan/PEO electrospinning

M Pakravan, MC Heuzey, A Ajji - Polymer, 2011 - Elsevier
A highly deacetylated (97.5%) chitosan in 50% acetic acid was electrospun at moderate
temperatures (25–70° C) in the presence of a low content of polyethylene oxide (10 wt …

Protonation constants of chitosan with different molecular weight and degree of deacetylation

QZ Wang, XG Chen, N Liu, SX Wang, CS Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2006 - Elsevier
The protonation constants of chitosans with different molecular weight (Mw) and degree of
deacetylation were demonstrated by the modified Henderson-Hasselbalch model and …

Chitosan immobilization on bio-MOF nanostructures: a biocompatible pH-responsive nanocarrier for doxorubicin release on MCF-7 cell lines of human breast cancer

R Abazari, AR Mahjoub, F Ataei, A Morsali… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this work, a bio-metal–organic framework (Bio-MOF) coated with a monodispersed layer
of chitosan (CS; CS/Bio-MOF) was synthesized and applied as a pH-responsive and target …

Chemical characteristics and functional properties of chitosan

J Lizardi-Mendoza, WMA Monal… - Chitosan in the …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an aminated polysaccharide abundant in nature. Its chemical characteristics
provide chitosan with a unique set of functional properties. The main characteristics of …

Typical physicochemical behaviors of chitosan in aqueous solution

C Schatz, C Viton, T Delair, C Pichot… - …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Physicochemical properties of a homogeneous series of chitosans with different degrees of
acetylation and almost the same degree of polymerization were investigated in an …

Modification of chitosan for the generation of functional derivatives

C Brasselet, G Pierre, P Dubessay, M Dols-Lafargue… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Today, chitosan (CS) is probably considered as a biofunctional polysaccharide with the most
notable growth and potential for applications in various fields. The progress in chitin …

Preparation and characterization of chitosan-based nanoparticles

M Bodnar, JF Hartmann, J Borbely - Biomacromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
The present investigation describes the synthesis and characterization of novel
biodegradable nanoparticles based on chitosan for biomedical applications. Natural di-and …

Chitosan topical gel formulation in the management of burn wounds

IA Alsarra - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2009 - Elsevier
Wound healing properties of chitosan with different molecular weight and degree of
deacetylation ranges have been examined. The macroscopic image and histopathology …