Table 1. C, H, and N Elemental Analysis Results of Cross-Linkers and Hydrogelsa.
% C | % H | % N | C/N | DS | a | n | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
chitosan (CS) | 40.95 | 6.96 | 7.41 | 5.53 | |||
L1 | 71.79 | 5.28 | |||||
L2 | 72.71 | 5.98 | |||||
L3 | 63.48 | 4.64 | |||||
L4 | 65.72 | 5.56 | |||||
CS-L1 | 45.64 | 4.74 | 3.12 | 14.63 | 0.65 | 1 | 14 |
CS-L2 | 43.43 | 5.89 | 5.57 | 7.80 | 0.15 | 1 | 15 |
CS-L3 | 32.43 | 4.61 | 1.91 | 16.98 | 0.82 | 1 | 14 |
CS-L4 | 34.74 | 5.52 | 4.29 | 8.10 | 0.17 | 1 | 15 |
DS: degree of substitution; a: the number of nitrogen; n: the number of carbon.