Some Physico-Chemical Properties of Low Molecular Weight Chitosans and their Relationship to Conformation in Aqueous Solution

Potential of low molecular mass chitosan as a DNA delivery system: biocompatibility, body distribution and ability to complex and protect DNA

Simon C. W. Richardson · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · 1999 · 526 citations

Pharmacy, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +16

Characterization of chitosan and chitin produced from silkworm crysalides

Alexandre Tadeu Paulino, Julliana Izabelle Simionato, Juliana Carla Garcia et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers · 2005 · 477 citations

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Entomology +9

The depolymerization of chitosan: effects on physicochemical and biological properties

Shirui Mao, Xintao Shuai, Florian T. Unger et al. · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · 2004 · 373 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Materials Science +12

Improvement in Ductility of Chitosan through Blending and Copolymerization with PEG:  FTIR Investigation of Molecular Interactions

Parag Kolhe, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan · Biomacromolecules · 2002 · 329 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13

Estimation of the relative stiffness of the molecular chain in polyelectrolytes from measurements of viscosity at different ionic strengths

Olav Smidsrød, Arne Haug · Biopolymers · 1971 · 322 citations

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Chemistry +17