| Literature DB >> 16257048 |
Mélina Hamdine1, Marie-Claude Heuzey, André Bégin.
Abstract
Rheological properties of concentrated chitosan aqueous solutions and gels in the presence of different organic and inorganic acids were investigated. Viscosities of the solutions increased with polymer concentration and degree of ionization. Strong gels were obtained at pH around 2 with oxalic, phosphoric and sulfuric acids. Gelation was favored by simple and short chain length acids and was governed by ionic interactions. The gels could be distinguished from solutions by the frequency independence of their dynamic moduli and their high apparent activation energy for flow.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16257048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2005.09.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biol Macromol ISSN: 0141-8130 Impact factor: 6.953