One-Step Method for Preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles Coated with Chitosan

Table 3

Immobilization of chitosan on the nanoparticles obtained by coprecipitation method at 50^°C.

Chitosan content in reaction mixture; (w/v %)	Theoretical immobilized chitosan on the nanoparticles^a; (mg/g)	Immobilized chitosan on the nanoparticles^b; (mg/g)
0.125	60.67	135.85
0.250	121.58	148.5
0.500	243.00	584.79

^aCalculated from the recipe of precipitation reactions.
^bEstimated from TGA results.