pH‐sensitivity of the swelling of a chitosan‐pectin polyelectrolyte complex

Abstract

Abstract This paper deals with a novel polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) of two natural polyelectrolyte ligands, i.e. chitosan (CS) and pectin (PTn). The composition and its effect on the swelling properties of this CS‐PTn PEC were studied. The results reveal that the swelling of the polyelectrolyte complex is connected with its composition and is also affected by the degree of deacetylation of CS and the methoxy degree of PTn.