Royal Society of Chemistry, Soft Matter, 11(11), p. 2110-2124
DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02552k
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Polyelectrolyte multilayers of fucoidan with chitosan have film characteristics that depend on the species of seaweed from which the fucoidan is extracted. Acetylation of the fucoidan (and altered molecular weight) is implicated in the formation of denser, less hydrated multilayers.