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Chitosan

from shrimp shells, practical grade

Synonym(s):

Deacetylated chitin, Poly(D-glucosamine)

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

biological source

shrimp shells

grade

practical grade

form

solid

mol wt

190000-375000 Da

viscosity

>200 cP, 1 wt. % in 1% acetic acid(20 °C, Brookfield)(lit.)

solubility

1 M acetic acid: 10 mg/mL

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

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Application

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.

Physical form

≥ 75% deacetylated

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Arash Ghalayani Esfahani et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 107(7), 1455-1465 (2019-02-21)
One of the main challenges in the design of scaffolds for cortical bone regeneration is mimicking the highly oriented, hierarchical structure of the native tissue in an efficient, simple, and consistent way. As a possible solution to this challenge, positive
Stephanie Supper et al.
Expert opinion on drug delivery, 11(2), 249-267 (2013-12-07)
Thermogelling chitosan (CS)/glycerophosphate (GP) solutions have been reported as a new type of parenteral in situ forming depot system. These free-flowing solutions at ambient temperature turn into semi-solid hydrogels after parenteral administration. Formulation parameters such as CS physico-chemical characteristics, CS/gelling
D Harikishore Kumar Reddy et al.
Advances in colloid and interface science, 201-202, 68-93 (2013-11-05)
Magnetic chitosan composites (MCCs) are a novel material that exhibits good sorption behavior toward various toxic pollutants in aqueous solution. These magnetic composites have a fast adsorption rate and high adsorption efficiency, efficient to remove various pollutants and they are
Bijay Singh et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 14(1), 564-576 (2014-04-16)
Successful gene therapy depends on the development of efficient and cell-specific gene delivery systems. Currently, animal viral vectors have been mostly used for in vivo and in clinical trials owing to their high transduction efficiency. However, they suffer from numerous
Héloïse Ragelle et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 172(1), 207-218 (2013-08-24)
Recently, chitosan has attracted significant attention in the formulation of small interfering RNA (siRNA). Because of its cationic nature, chitosan can easily complex siRNA, thus readily forming nanoparticles. Moreover, chitosan is biocompatible and biodegradable, which make it a good candidate
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