Thermoreversible gels of chitin

被引:12
作者
Bianchi, E [1 ]
Marsano, E [1 ]
Tacchino, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GENOA,DIPARTIMENTO CHIM & CHIM IND,GENOA,ITALY
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10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00114-2
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O69 [应用化学];
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081704 ;
摘要
Gels of chitin have been obtained by heating solutions of the polymer in dimethylacetamide containing 5% of LiCl at T > 90 degrees C. The sol-gel transition is reversible and its temperature depends on the polymer concentration and, to a lesser extent, on the molecular weight. Pretransitional effects were observed by viscometry. A possible interpretation of the results, in terms of polymer-solvent interaction and the thermodynamics of the transformation, is suggested. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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