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Chitosans with different degrees of deacetylation were prepared by a chemical method, and miscibility between chitosan and polyamide 6 was examined as a function of the degree of deacetylation in chitosan. From dynamic mechanical analysis and solution viscosity measurement, it may be concluded that there are specific interactions between amorphous regions of both polymers and that the miscibility of the blends becomes better as the degree of deacetylation in chitosan decreases.
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Ko, M., Jo, W., Kim, H. et al. Miscibility of Chitosans/Polyamide 6 Blends. Polym J 29, 997–1001 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.29.997
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