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Chitosan

medium molecular weight

Synonym(s):

Deacetylated chitin, Poly(D-glucosamine), Chitosan & derivatives

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CAS Number:
9012-76-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD00161512
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Quality Level

200

form

powder

viscosity

200-800 cP, 1 wt. % in 1% acetic acid(25 °C, Brookfield)(lit.)

solubility

dilute aqueous acid: soluble

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

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InChI

1S/C56H103N9O39/c1-87-56(86)65-28-38(84)46(19(10-74)96-55(28)104-45-18(9-73)95-49(27(64)37(45)83)97-39-12(3-67)88-47(85)20(57)31(39)77)103-54-26(63)36(82)44(17(8-72)94-54)102-53-25(62)35(81)43(16(7-71)93-53)101-52-24(61)34(80)42(15(6-70)92-52)100-51-23(60)33(79)41(14(5-69)91-51)99-50-22(59)32(78)40(13(4-68)90-50)98-48-21(58)30(76)29(75)11(2-66)89-48/h11-55,66-85H,2-10,57-64H2,1H3,(H,65,86)/t11-,12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,22-,23-,24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-,35-,36-,37-,38-,39-,40-,41-,42-,43-,44-,45-,46-,47-,48+,49+,50+,51+,52+,53+,54+,55+/m1/s1

InChI key

FLASNYPZGWUPSU-SICDJOISSA-N

Application

Chitosan may be used as a flocculant, in protein precipitation, encapsulating agent and aqueous thickener.
Forms gels with multivalent anions. Gives clear solutions that dry to strong, clear films.

Features and Benefits

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.
Biocompatible, antibacterial and environmentally friendly polyelectrolyte.

Physical form

75-85% deacetylated

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
0000149455
BCCG6391
BCCG2332
BCCG4737
0000122569

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Chitosan in Pharmaceutical Applications

Polymers, natural or synthetic, are vital in medical advancements, contributing to device and pharmaceutical development in therapy.

Preparation of Chitosan Microparticles by Spray Drying

Carcinogenic compounds in elastomers: 1,3-butadiene and isoprene used in elastomer manufacturing, classified as carcinogenic by IARC.

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Enni Hakkarainen et al.
Pharmaceutics, 11(10) (2019-09-29)
We investigated nozzleless ultrasound-enhanced electrospinning (USES) as means to generate nanofibrous drug delivery systems (DDSs) for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. Traditional electrospinning (TES) equipped with a conventional spinneret was used as a reference method. High-molecular polyethylene oxide (PEO) and chitosan
Arnout Mieremet et al.
PloS one, 12(3), e0174478-e0174478 (2017-03-24)
Full thickness human skin models (FTMs) contain an epidermal and a dermal equivalent. The latter is composed of a collagen dermal matrix which harbours fibroblasts. Current epidermal barrier properties of FTMs do not fully resemble that of native human skin
Mohammad Amin Shamekhi et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 127, 396-405 (2019-01-10)
Enhancement of physical and mechanical properties of the scaffolds is achieved via various methods including cross-linking and incorporation of nano particles. In the present research chitosan-based scaffolds firstly were reinforced with the incorporation of the graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles. The
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448877-250G04061835563135
448877-2KG04065274195964
448877-50G04061835563142