Adsorption Behavior of Germanium(IV) on Branched-saccharide Chitosan Derivatives.

Malachite Green Adsorption Behavior of Polyurethane/Chitosan Composite Foam

A composite foam of polyurethane/chitosan with chitosan content of 20 wt% was successfully prepared as an adsorbent for the removal of malachite green from aqueous solution, the structures and properties were characterized by scanning electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results showed open cell content of polyurethane/chitosan was more than 95% and open cell str...

Chitosan-Graft-Branched Polyethylenimine Copolymers: Influence of Degree of Grafting on Transfection Behavior

BACKGROUND Successful non-viral gene delivery currently requires compromises to achieve useful transfection levels while minimizing toxicity. Despite high molecular weight (MW) branched polyethylenimine (bPEI) is considered the gold standard polymeric transfectant, it suffers from high cytotoxicity. Inversely, its low MW counterpart is less toxic and effective in transfection. Moreover, chitosa...

Nanoparticles Based on Chitosan Derivatives

Gd-DTPA Adsorption on Chitosan/Magnetite Nanocomposites.

The synthesis of the chitosan/magnetite nanocomposites is presented. Composites were prepared by co-precipitation of iron(II) and iron(III) salts by aqueous ammonia in the 0.1 % chitosan solution. It was shown that magnetite synthesis in the chitosan medium does not affect the magnetite crystal structure. The thermal analysis data showed 4.6 % of mass concentration of chitosan in the hybrid chi...

Adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic species on chitosan resins possessing amino acid moieties.

Chitosan resins modified with amino acids, such as glycine, valine, leucine, and serine, were synthesized for investigating the adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic species, and showed good abilities for the adsorption of trace elements in aquatic media as follows: glycine for lanthanoids at pH 7, leucine for molybdenum at pH 1-5, serine for uranium at pH 2-7, and amino acids for bismuth...