An investigation on the short-term biodegradability of chitosan with various molecular weights and degrees of deacetylation

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 773-778

  Bagheri Khoulenjani, S ^a   Taghizadeh, S M ^b   Mirzadeh, H ^a,b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Iran Polymer   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degree of deacetylation; Molecular weight; Short term biodegradability; Simulated intestinal fluid; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CHAIN SCISSION; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEACETYLATION; DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION; INITIAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INTESTINAL FLUID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT LOSS; PEPTIDE BONDS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SHORT-TERM BIODEGRADABILITY; SIMULATED INTESTINAL FLUID; SWELLING RATIO;

ACETYLATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWELLING; WEIGHING;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 69749100783     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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