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Polysaccharide solute barrier properties

Chitosan is a water-insoluble, nontoxic, edible, biodegradable polymer (polysaccharide) that is obtained commercially from chitin by alkaline deacetylation [103]. Chitosan is the second most abundant biopolymer in nature after cellulose. Since chitosan is a polycationic polymer, its high sensitivity to moisture limits its applications. One way to overcome this drawback is to blend the material with humidity resistant polymers such has PLA. Suyatma et al. [104] combined hydrophilic chitosan with hydrophobic PLA (92% L-lactide and 8% mesolactide, Mw = 49,000 Da) by solution and film mixing, resulting in improved water barrier properties and decreased water sensitivity of the chitosan films. However, testing of mechanical and thermal properties revealed that chitosan and PLA blends are incompatible. [Pg.171]

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