Chitosan: Gels and Interfacial Properties

Chitosan: Gels and Interfacial Properties

Chitosan is a unique biopolymer in the respect that it is abundant, cationic, low-toxic, non-immunogenic and biodegradable. The relative occurrence of the two monomeric building units (N-acetyl-glucosamine and d-glucosamine) is crucial to whether chitosan is predominantly an ampholyte or predominan...

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Main Authors: Julie Nilsen-Nygaard, Sabina P. Strand, Kjell M. Vårum, Kurt I. Draget, Catherine T. Nordgård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
chitosan hydrogels
tissue engineering
drug delivery
surface activity
emulsion stabilization
optical tweezers
flocculation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/7/3/552

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