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. 2012 Apr 11;7(4):e34711. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034711

Figure 1. Synthesis of Chi-g-bPEIx copolymer.

Figure 1

General reaction scheme for the synthesis of Chi-g-bPEIx copolymers by grafting 2 kDa branched polyethylenimine (bPEI) onto the oxidized D-glucosamine (GlcN) unit of chitosan. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) is also reported.