Biomedical Engineering Reference
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TABLe 15.1
Examples.of.Polymers.Used.in.Nanobiotechnology.and.Their.
Structures
Polymer Name
Structure
Biopolymers
Guar.gum
OH
O
OH
OH
O
OH
O
O
OH
OH
OH
O
O
O
OH
OH
n
Chitin
CH
3
OH
O
NH
O
O
HO
O
O
O
NH
OH
O
CH
3
n
Chitosan
OH
CH
3
O
O
NH
HO
O
O
O
HO
O
NH
2
OH
n
Dextrane.sulfate
O
OSO
3
Na
O
O
O
OSO
3
Na
OSO
3
Na
OSO
3
Na
OSO
3
Na
OSO
3
Na
n
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