Optical activity and SEM of chiral chitosan ascorbates

Abstract

Abstract The effect of the chiosan ascorbate chirality on its structural features in solution and in the solid state was studied using optical rotation dispersion and scanning electron microscopy. It has been established that the isomeric form of ascorbic acid has a significant impact on the stereomeric ordering of chiral chitosan ascorbate macromolecules in solution and solid-phase supramolecular structures isolated therefrom.