Characterization and Properties of Chitosan - InTech
Characterization and Properties of Chitosan Elson Santiago de Alvarenga Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Química, Viçosa, MG, Brazil 1. Introduction The biopolymer is characterized as either chitin or chitosan according to the degree of deacetylation (DD) which is determined by th e proportion of D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-