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United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 34-NF. It exhibits remarkable solubility in water, rendering
it highly versatile and suitable for a wide array of applications(FOURNIER et al., 2020) (ABD
EL-HACK et al., 2020), (ARANAZ et al., 2021).
Table 5:Generalties about Chitosan hydrochloride
Generalities
Properties
Application
• known under the names:
Chitosan hydrochloride,
Chitosan chloride,
Chitosanihydrochloridum
• listed in Eur. Ph., for
medical applications
• soluble in water
• Stronger swelling
behaviour than
chitosan
• Water soluble
• Hemostaticeffects
• Mucoadhesion
• Increases the
permeability of tight
junctions in the
intestine.
• Hydrogels
• Wound dressings
• Drug transport
and release
• Spray Solutions
Figure 12:Chemical structure of Chitin (A) chitosan (B) and
Chitosan Hydrochloride (C) (FOURNIER et al., 2020).