Cellular structure in an N-acetyl-chitosan membrane regulate water permeability

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Takahashi, Tomoki ^a   Imai, Masanao ^a   Suzuki, Isao ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular structure; Deacetylation degree; Membrane; N Acetyl chitosan; Novel permeation mechanism; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; SCANNING; SECONDARY EMISSION; WATER CONTENT; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CASTING METHODS; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; CHITOSAN MEMBRANES; DEACETYLATION DEGREE; DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY (DSC); FREE WATER; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE STRUCTURING; N-ACETYL-CHITOSAN; NOVEL PERMEATION MECHANISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); TOTAL WATER CONTENT; WATER FLUXES; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER PERMEATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XRD MEASUREMENTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CHITIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DEACETYLATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 50049113250     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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