Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film

Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from chitin, a polysaccharide abundant in nature. The application of chitosan as a dressing material for burns presents advantages such as bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity, low toxicity and biocompatibility. In this work, the barrier properties and mechan...

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Main Authors: L.S. Estevam, H.S. Debone, C.M.P. Yoshida, C.F. da Silva
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.30.8-9.785
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description Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from chitin, a polysaccharide abundant in nature. The application of chitosan as a dressing material for burns presents advantages such as bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity, low toxicity and biocompatibility. In this work, the barrier properties and mechanical strength of chitosan were evaluated for subsequent use as a dressing material. The films were evaluated in terms of their protein adsorption using bovine serum albumin and bovine haemoglobin as model proteins. The chitosan films presented physical properties suitable to be in wound dressings, such as resistance, flexibility in handling, absorptive capacity and water vapour permeation ratio. The results of infrared spectroscopy indicated the qualitative adsorption of proteins on the chitosan surface film.
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spelling doaj-art-38b1b0d2f7ac46e5935aaf5f66d8f7c12025-01-02T22:37:59ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382012-09-013010.1260/0263-6174.30.8-9.785Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan FilmL.S. EstevamH.S. DeboneC.M.P. YoshidaC.F. da SilvaChitosan is a natural polymer derived from chitin, a polysaccharide abundant in nature. The application of chitosan as a dressing material for burns presents advantages such as bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity, low toxicity and biocompatibility. In this work, the barrier properties and mechanical strength of chitosan were evaluated for subsequent use as a dressing material. The films were evaluated in terms of their protein adsorption using bovine serum albumin and bovine haemoglobin as model proteins. The chitosan films presented physical properties suitable to be in wound dressings, such as resistance, flexibility in handling, absorptive capacity and water vapour permeation ratio. The results of infrared spectroscopy indicated the qualitative adsorption of proteins on the chitosan surface film.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.30.8-9.785
spellingShingle L.S. Estevam
H.S. Debone
C.M.P. Yoshida
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Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
title_full Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
title_fullStr Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
title_full_unstemmed Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
title_short Adsorption of Bovine Serum and Bovine Haemoglobin onto Chitosan Film
title_sort adsorption of bovine serum and bovine haemoglobin onto chitosan film
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