Table 1 Structural characteristics of the chitosans used.

From: Parameters influencing the size of chitosan-TPP nano- and microparticles

sample number

DAa (%)

Mwb (kDa)

Mnb (kDa)

DP

Ipb

1

1.5

210

116

1300

1.80

2

11

223

91

1300

2.45

3

18

166

99

1000

1.67

4

20

160

n.d

1000

n.d

5

35

227

125

1200

1.82

6

50

221

120

1200

1.83

7

60

243

152

1300

1.59

8

1.6

436

315

2700

1.38

9

35

450

182

2600

1.87

10

35

280

n.d

1600

n.d

11

35

125

58.8

700

1.80

  1. aDegree of acetylation (DA) as determined by 1H NMR.
  2. bParameters determined by HPSEC-MALLS-RI: weight-average molecular weight (Mw); number-average molecular weight (Mn); polydispersity (Ip = Mw/Mn). n.d stands for values that were not determined.
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