Some physico-chemical properties of low molecular weight chitosans and their relationship to conformation in aqueous solution

Journal of Solution Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 575-588

  Obaidat, Rana ^a   Al Jbour, Nawzat ^c   Al Sou'D, Khaldoun ^b   Sweidan, Kamal ^a   Al Remawi, Mayyas ^c   Badwan, Adnan ^c  

^a AL ZAYTOONAH UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c JORDANIAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ionic strength; Low molecular weight chitosan; Molecular Mechanics; Particle size; Surface tension; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952094657     PISSN: 00959782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10953-010-9517-x     Document Type: Article

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