Effect of chitosan molecular weight as micro and nanoparticles
The objective of the present research was to compare antibacterial activity of three CS with different MWs microparticle as well as their nanoparticles forms against three pathogenic bacteria including:
Several studies have shown that the biological activity of CS depends significantly on its molecular weight ; however, most studies involve only one or two different MWs of CSs.
Moreover, to our best knowledge, there is no comparative study on the antibacterial activities of CSNPs prepared from CSwith different MWs against pathogenic bacteria.
Therefore, the objective of the present research was to compare antibacterial activity of three CS with different MWs microparticle as well as their nanoparticles forms against three pathogenic bacteria including:.
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN
The reduction in the OD of cell suspension depends on the type of CS microparticles, CSNPs and the species of bacteria.
However, MVCN exhibit higher antibacterial activity than MVC itself against all bacterial cultures tested.
It is anticipated that CSNPs could be applied broadly as antimicrobial agents in medicine and food science for their high antibacterial activity and acceptable biocompatibilities.
