Synthesis of Konjac Glucomannan-Graft-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer

Abstract:

Konjac glucomannan is a kind of natural polysaccharides with excellent biocompatibility and biodegradable activities. In this paper, a series of Konjac glucomannan-graft-methacrylic acid copolymers were prepared by the free-radical initiation grafting Konjac Glucomannan (KGM) with methacrylic acid(MA). The reaction conditions such as reaction temperature, KGM and MA ratio and initiator concentration, were investigated, and chemistry of KGM and its MA grafted copolymers were characterized using FTIR.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 554-556)
• Pages: 307-310
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.554-556.307
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Hui Min Han, Chi Zhang, Jing Xu, Peng Qu, Ye Zhou, Jing Wang
• Keywords: Graft, Konjac Glucomannan, Methacrylic Acid

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