Chemical Modification of Chitosan, 17

The Michael reaction of chitosan with acrylic acid was carried out successfully, even in water alone as the reaction medium. As a consequence of its good solubility in water, the reaction product, N‐carboxyethylchitosan, showed excellent biodegradable properties with standard activated sludge.

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Published in:	Macromolecular bioscience Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 231 - 233
Main Authors:	Sashiwa, Hitoshi, Yamamori, Naoki, Ichinose, Yoshifumi, Sunamoto, Junzo, Aiba, Sei-ichi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 15-05-2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects:	biodegradable biomaterials modification water-soluble polymers
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Summary:	The Michael reaction of chitosan with acrylic acid was carried out successfully, even in water alone as the reaction medium. As a consequence of its good solubility in water, the reaction product, N‐carboxyethylchitosan, showed excellent biodegradable properties with standard activated sludge.
Bibliography:	Part 16: H. Sashiwa, H. Yajima, Y. Ichinose, N. Yamamori, J. Sunamoto, S. Aiba, Chitin Chitosan Res. 2003, in press. istex:62B1D6AAAEFD37599B41F154598247041BCDC969 ArticleID:MABI200390029 ark:/67375/WNG-66PBSCP8-B Part 16: H. Sashiwa, H. Yajima, Y. Ichinose, N. Yamamori, J. Sunamoto, S. Aiba in press. Chitin Chitosan Res. 2003 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1616-5187 1616-5195
DOI:	10.1002/mabi.200390029