Camellia Zareie - Noshirvani Babol University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Shariati Avenue, Babol
Ghasem Najafpour Darzi
Mazyar Sharifzadeh baei - Islamic Azad University, Sciences and research ayatollah amoli branch

Reduction in nanochitosan size makes it a superior environmental friendly material and improves nanochitosan properties, strength and Antibacterial effects. In this research paper nanochitosanwas prepared by a novel method based on ionic gelation using low-molecular-weight chitosan andmaleic acid. The produced nanochitosan characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis.The particle size was dependent on thechitosan and maleic acid concentration used in preparation method and pH of the solution.Nanoparticles with sizes smaller than 100 nm were achieved; that can be extremely important for various applications. The obtained nanoparticles showed very homogeneous morphology showing a quite uniform particles size distribution and a rather spherical shape.

Nanoparticles, NanoChitosan, Biopolymer, cross-linking agent