Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Chitosan Nanoparticles |
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| Authors: | Nuriye Kocak Mustafa Sahin Ilker Akin Mahmut Kus Mustafa Yilmaz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Selcuk University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education , Konya, Turkey;2. Selcuk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry , Konya, Turkey;3. Selcuk University, Faculty of Architectural Engineering, Department of Chemistry Engineering , Konya, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Chitosan nanoparticles (CHN) were prepared based on ionotropic gelation between low moleculer weight chitosan and sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) under microwave irradiation. Particle size, zeta potential, and FT-IR techniques were used for characterization of CHN. The influence of reaction time on the nanoparticle size distribution was investigated, and the results showed that the microwave irradiation method evidently decreases the reaction times and particle size over the conventional method. It was determined by the results of the zeta potential measurements that synthesized CHN under microwave irradiation clearly exhibits more homogeneous and stable dispersion. |
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| Keywords: | Chitosan nanoparticle tripolyphosphate microwave irradiation ionotropic gelation |
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