Swelling properties of chitosan hydrogels

Rohindra, David and Nand, Ashveen and Khurma, Jagjit R. (2004) Swelling properties of chitosan hydrogels. The South Pacific Journal of Natural Sciences, 22 (1). pp. 32-35. ISSN 1013-9877

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Abstract

Chitosan hydrogels were prepared by crosslinking chitosan with glutaraldehyde. The swelling behaviour of the crosslinked and uncross-linked hydrogels was measured by swelling the gels in media of different pH and at different temperatures. The swelling behavior was observed to be dependent on pH, temperature and the degree of crosslinking. The gel films were characterized by Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The glass transition temperature (Tg) and the amount of free water in the hydrogels decreased with increasing crosslinking in the hydrogels.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Depositing User:	Ms Shalni Sanjana
Date Deposited:	03 May 2004 04:36
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2012 09:30
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/4541

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