Synthesis and study of water-soluble chitosan-O-poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymers

被引:120
作者
Gorochovceva, N [1 ]
Makuska, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Vilnius Univ, Dept Polymer Chem, LT-2006 Vilnius, Lithuania
关键词
chitosan; poly(ethylene glycol); O-PEGylated chitosan; water soluble; graft copolymer; viscosity;
D O I
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.12.005
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Novel chitosan-O-poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymers were synthesized. Etherification of N-phthaloyl chitosan by poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (MPEG) iodide was carried out in dimethylformamide in the presence of silver oxide. Varying the ratio of MPEG iodide to chitosan, different degree of O-substitution of MPEG to monosaccharide residue of chitosan (5-197%) was obtained. Chemical structure of the new chitosan derivatives was confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy and analysis of functional groups. O-PEGylated chitosans are soluble in water and aqueous solutions of wide pH range. Reduced viscosity of aqueous solutions of the graft copolymers is extremely low and similar to that of MPEG-2000. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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