Issue 53, 2017

Effect of pH on chitosan hydrogel polymer network structure

Abstract

Chitosan is a molecule that can form water-filled 3D polymer networks with a wide range of applications. A new coarse-grained model for chitosan hydrogel was developed to explore its pH-dependent self-assembly behavior and mechanical properties. Our results indicate that the underlying polymer physical crosslinking pattern induced by solution pH has a significant effect on hydrogel elastic moduli. With this model, we obtain pH-dependent structural and mechanical property changes in agreement with experimental observations, and provide a molecular mechanism behind the changes in polymer crosslinking patterns.

Graphical abstract: Effect of pH on chitosan hydrogel polymer network structure

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Mär 2017
Accepted
06 Jun 2017
First published
07 Jun 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 7373-7376

Effect of pH on chitosan hydrogel polymer network structure

H. Xu and S. Matysiak, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 7373 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01826F

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