Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of CS, mPEG-CS, mPEG-CS-CHO, and mPEG-CS(SH)-CHO were recorded by an FT-IR Tensor II spectrometer (Bruker, Zurich, Switzerland) to confirm the formation of mPEG-CS(SH)-CHO. Moreover, the proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) study was also performed on a Bruker AV-400 spectrometer (Bruker, Zurich, Switzerland) using DMSO-d6 as the solvent. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of mPEG-CS(SH)-CHO and the substitution degree of mPEG, CHO, and NAC were determined according to the previous report [26 (link)].
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