Methylsulfonated chitosan introduces carboxyl groups, giving it water-soluble properties. Research has found that it also possesses biocompatibility, moisturizing properties, and film-forming capabilities.
Potential applications:
1. Biomedical materials: Can be made into wound dressings, anti-adhesion composite films, maintaining a moist environment around the wound, promoting healing and inhibiting adhesion.
2. Drug delivery system: As an anti-tumor drug carrier, it can increase the encapsulation rate of drugs and the anti-tumor effect.
3. Environmental treatment materials: As a flocculant, it reacts with substances such as dyes in wastewater to form a flocculation phenomenon.
4. Functional material additives: As a moisturizer, hair conditioner, film-forming agent, and skin conditioner, it is used in products such as toner, cream, moisturizing mousse, and shampoo.