Figure 1.
(A) Potentiometric titration curves of chitosan (CS) and irradiated chitosan (I-CS); dissociation plot for pKa determination (inset). (B) ATR-FTIR transmittance plot for CS and I-CS. (C) Light transmittance measurements of CS or I-CS solutions (1 mg/mL) at 600 nm as a measure of aqueous solubility. (D) Dilute solution viscometry measurements for intrinsic viscosity determination to be used in the Mark-Houwink equation for molecular weight determination.