Chitosan (molecular weight 50–190 kDa, based on viscosity measurements),
glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (GTMAC, technical, ≥90%),
n-dodecyl aldehyde (92%), and
sodium cyanoborohydride (95%) were all from Sigma Aldrich and used as received.
Anhydrous iron(III) chloride (Merck, anhydrous for synthesis),
acetic acid (Chempur, 99.5%),
sodium oleate (TCI, >97.0%),
1-octadecene (Alfa Aesar, technical, 90%),
oleic acid (OA, Alfa Aesar, technical, 90%), and
n-octadecane (p.a., Polyscience Corp.) were also used as received. During the synthesis,
ethanol (96%),
acetone (analytical grade),
hexane (analytical grade), and m
ethanol (analytical grade), all from Chempur, and deionized water were used. Cellulose tubing with a 14,000 g/mol cut-off (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MI, USA) was used for dialysis.
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