Chitosan
Catalog No: PS006
Size: 10 g,25 g,100 g,500 g
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| Product Description | Biocompatible, antibacterial and environmentally friendly polyelectrolyte with a variety of applications including water treatment, chromatography, additives for cosmetics, textile treatment for antimicrobial activity, novel fibers for textiles, photographic papers, biodegradable films, biomedical devices, and microcapsule implants for controlled release in drug delivery. |
| Application | Forms gels with multivalent anions. Gives clear solutions that dry to strong, clear films. Shrimp shell derived chitosan, deacetylated chitin (poly β-1,4-D-glucosamine), may be used as a biocompatible, antibacterial and environmentally friendly polyelectrolyte biomaterial with a variety of applications including uses in water treatment, chromatography, additives for cosmetics, textile treatment for antimicrobial activity, novel fibers for textiles, photographic papers, biodegradable films, biomedical devices, and microcapsule implants for controlled release in drug delivery. It may be derivatized to further expand its uses. |
| State | Powder or flakes |
| Concentration | ≥ 75% (deacetylated) |
| Biological Source | Shrimp shells |
| Storage/Stability | Room temp |
| Note | CAS Number: 9012-76-4 solubility: acetic acid: water: 10 mg/mL, slightly hazy to hazy (with extensive sonication) H2O: insoluble organic solvents: insoluble |
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