Ionotropic Gelation of Chitosan Flat Structures and Potential Applications.
Molecules
; 26(3)2021 Jan 27.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33513925
ABSTRACT
The capability of some polymers, such as chitosan, to form low cost gels under mild conditions is of great application interest. Ionotropic gelation of chitosan has been used predominantly for the preparation of gel beads for biomedical application. Only in the last few years has the use of this method been extended to the fabrication of chitosan-based flat structures. Herein, after an initial analysis of the major applications of chitosan flat membranes and films and their usual methods of synthesis, the process of ionotropic gelation of chitosan and some recently proposed novel procedures for the synthesis of flat structures are presented.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Quitosana
/
Géis
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article