Formation mechanism of monodisperse, low molecular weight chitosan nanoparticles by ionic gelation technique

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-27

  Fan, Wen ^a   Yan, Wei ^a   Xu, Zushun ^a   Ni, Hong ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug carrier; Ionic cross linking; Low molecular weight chitosan; Monodisperse; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLES; CONCENTRATION OF ACETIC ACID; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; DRUG CARRIER; FORMATION MECHANISM; GENE DELIVERY; HYDRODYNAMIC DIAMETER; IONIC CROSS-LINKING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSANS; MONODISPERSE; MONODISPERSITY; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE; STORAGE STABILITY;

ACETIC ACID; CHITOSAN; COAGULATION; CROSSLINKING; GELATION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYDISPERSITY; SODIUM; ZETA POTENTIAL;

NANOPARTICLES;

ACETIC ACID; CHITOSAN; NANOPARTICLE; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GELATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ACETIC ACID; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHITOSAN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG STABILITY; GELS; IONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPHOSPHATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 82355181045     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: 18734367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.09.042     Document Type: Article

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