Preparation and properties of chitosan derivative/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend film crosslinked with glutaraldehyde

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 465 - 470
• Main Authors: Yu, Qian, Song, Yanan, Shi, Xiaomei, Xu, Chunye, Bin, Yuezhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 11.02.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: alcohols; Antibacterial; antibacterial properties; Applied sciences; aqueous solutions; chitosan; Chitosan derivative; Crosslinking; Escherichia coli; Exact sciences and technology; gels; glutaraldehyde; mixing; Natural polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Poly(vinyl alcohol); polyvinyl alcohol; Staphylococcus aureus; Starch and polysaccharides; Swelling; Crosslinking; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Antibacterial; Chitosan derivative; Swelling; Biological properties; Polymer blends; Property composition relationship; Glutaral; Experimental study; Bactericidal effect; Colloidal gel; Polyelectrolyte; Polyvinylalcohol; Chitosan derivatives; Preparation; Reaction mechanism; Oside polymer; Kinetics; Quaternary ammonium polymer

Novel crosslinked blend films of N-(2-hydroxy)propyl-3-trimethylammonium chitosan chloride (HTCC) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) were prepared by mixing their aqueous solutions followed by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde (GA). The effects of the GA content and ratio of HTCC to PVA on the appearance,...