Hydrophobic structural modification of chitosan and its impact on nanoparticle synthesis - A physicochemical study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.041
Abstract: Chitin is a naturally occurring fully N-acylated biopolymer which cannot be converted into nanomaterial easily due to its inherent rigidity and chemical inertness. These properties limit the utility of chitin in nanomaterial-based applications. Therefore, our… read more here.
Keywords: structural modification; hydrophobic structural; impact; study ... See more keywords