Study of the near-neutral pH-sensitivity of chitosan/gelatin hydrogels by turbidimetry and microcantilever deflection

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-341

  Mao, Jinshu ^a   Kondu, Swapna ^a   Ji, Hai Feng ^a,b   McShane, Michael J ^a,c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Louisiana Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Hydrogels; Microcantilever; pH sensitivity; Smart gels

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIZATION; PH EFFECTS; TITRATION; TURBIDITY;

CHITOSAN; MICROCANTILEVERS; PH-SENSITIVITY; SMART GELS;

HYDROGELS;

CHITOSAN; GELATIN; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; HYDROGEL; IONIZATION; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTROSCOPY; TITRIMETRY; TURBIDIMETRY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHITOSAN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; POLYPHOSPHATES; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 33749335599     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20755     Document Type: Article

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