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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 312, Issue 2, Pages 256-264Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.03.073
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dielectric analysis; suspensions of chitosan gel beads; low GA concentration; Hanai's method
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Dielectric measurements were carried out for the suspensions of chitosan gel beads (CGB) crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA), ranging in crosslinking time from 1 to 180 min at six fixed low GA concentrations over a frequency range from 40 to 110 MHz. The distinct dielectric relaxations observed in the frequency range of 10(4)-10(5) Hz were explained by the effects of the interfacial polarization. By fitting the experimental data with Cole-Cole equation the dielectric parameters of the suspensions were obtained, and the phase parameters were calculated using Hanai's method. The influence of crosslinking on the dielectric spectra of CGB was investigated by viewing the crosslinking time dependencies of conductivity increment (AK), relaxation frequency (fo), permittivity of CGB (Ei), conductivity of CGB (Ki) and conductivity of continuous media (Ka) at six fixed GA concentrations. Some information were gained, such as, thinner electric double layer, particle with rougher surface and more compact gel backbone with increasing crosslinking time. The basic information obtained can provide valuable references for the preparation of CGB and the application to more extensive fields such as controlled-release technology of medicament. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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