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Electrostatic interaction between poly(methyl methacrylate) latex particles with different levels of chitosan modification and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated. The critical flocculation concentration is in the range 5–15 nmol dm−3 for these latex products toward added BSA. A series of isothermal equilibrium adsorption experiments shows that the adsorption process is divided into two distinct intervals. Adsorption of BSA on latex particles in intervals I and II is primarily controlled by charge neutralization and hydrophobic interaction, respectively. Intervals I and II can be reasonably described by an empirical parabola equation and the Langmuir isotherm model, respectively. The maximum amount of BSA adsorbed per unit weight of polymer particles was observed at pH ≅ 5. A maximum elution yield of about 80% can be achieved using NaSCN as the elution electrolyte, and NaSCN is more effective in inducing desorption of BSA from the particle surface than NaCl. The chitosan content has very little effect on the interaction between latex particles and BSA. By contrast, the influence of the content of 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, a cationic initiator used in preparing the chitosan-modified latex products, on the BSA adsorption process is significant.
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Received: 26 March 1999 Accepted in revised form: 3 June 1999
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Chern, C., Lee, C. & Ho, C. Electrostatic interaction between chitosan-modified latex particles and bovine serum albumin. Colloid Polym Sci 277, 979–985 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960050478
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