Self-Associating Polymers Chitosan and Hyaluronan for Constructing Composite Membranes as Skin-Wound Dressings Carrying Therapeutics

Chitosan, industrially acquired by the alkaline N-deacetylation of chitin, belongs to β-N-acetyl-glucosamine polymers. Another β-polymer is hyaluronan. Chitosan, a biodegradable, non-toxic, bacteriostatic, and fungistatic biopolymer, has numerous applications in medicine. Hyaluronan, one of the major structural components of the extracellular matrix in vertebrate tissues, is broadly exploited in medicine as well. This review summarizes that these two biopolymers have a mutual impact on skin wound healing as skin wound dressings and carriers of remedies.

Detection and Evaluation of Polymer-Polymer Interactions in Dilute Solutions of Associating Polymers

An experimental tool for the evaluation of intramolecular associative/hydrophobic interactions in polymer/solvent systems was proposed and tested. The method is based on measurements of viscous flow in dilute polymer solutions...

Synthesis of Hydrophobically Associating Polymers and the Application as Oil-Displacing Agent

Polymer plays a function in dominating fluidity in poly-surfactant binary flooding. After optimization and screening, the polymer ought to encounter the demands of terrific water solubility, high-pitched relative molecular weight, substantial viscosifying capability, beneficial injection, good salt opposition of solution, nice biological stability, no pollution to reservoir and environment, wide source, easy transportation and low expense. In this paper, a series of laboratory examinations on high-efficiency composite that floods system for Chang 6 reservoir in Ansai oilfield will be implemented , concentrating on improving and dispensing the existent polymer formulation, and building low molecular weight polymer with colloidal morphology, in order to make it suitable for aim constitution.