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. 2018 Mar 8;13:1341–1351. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S158736

Table 1.

Physicochemical properties and particle sizes of commercial CS with various MWs

Various MWs of CS Deacetylation degree (%) Molecular weight (kDa) Particle size (nm)
LMW 82 ± 0.6 86 ± 4.1 200–400
MMW 76 ± 0.8 234 ± 5.5 200–400
HMW 68 ± 0.5 353 ± 6.2 200–400

Note: Values are represented as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: MWs, molecular weights; CS, chitosan; LMW, low molecular weight; MMW, medium molecular weight; HMW, high molecular weight.