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Highly deacetylated chitosan (CS) reacted with anhydride acetic (Ac2O) to produce chitosan with various degree of deacetylation (DDA) depending on the CS/Ac2O ratios. The structure of products was characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and the molecular weight was identified by GPC. The DDA of products decreases as the CS/Ac2O ratio increases. The products with less than 80 % DDA were soluble in water with a wide pH range. The water-soluble chitosan can be used in many biomedical applications such as manufacturing drug delivery systems or functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles.



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Issue: Vol 18 No 3 (2015)
Page No.: 170-180
Published: Aug 30, 2015
Section: Natural Sciences - Research article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v18i3.833

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Tu, A., & Ha, H. (2015). Synthesis of water-soluble chitosan for biomedical applications. Science and Technology Development Journal, 18(3), 170-180. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v18i3.833

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