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Chemical Modification of Chitosan, 17 |
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| Authors: | Hitoshi Sashiwa Naoki Yamamori Yoshifumi Ichinose Junzo Sunamoto Sei‐ichi Aiba |
| Abstract: | The Michael reaction of chitosan with acrylic acid was carried out successfully, even in water alone as the reaction medium. As a consequence of its good solubility in water, the reaction product, N‐carboxyethylchitosan, showed excellent biodegradable properties with standard activated sludge.  |
| Keywords: | biodegradable biomaterials modification water‐soluble polymers |