Synthesis of Konjac Glucomannan-Graft-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer

摘要

Konjac glucomannan is a kind of natural polysaccharides with excellent biocompatibility and biodegradable activities. In this paper, a series of Konjac glucomannan-graft-methacrylic acid copolymers were prepared by the free-radical initiation grafting Konjac Glucomannan (KGM) with methacrylic acid(MA). The reaction conditions such as reaction temperature, KGM and MA ratio and initiator concentration, were investigated, and chemistry of KGM and its MA grafted copolymers were characterized using FTIR.