“…Chitosan as well as their derivatives have good film forming properties and they can be processed as membranes, solutions, gels, pastes and nanoparticles. Some studies on the thermal degradation of chitosan (Holme et al, 2001) and carboxymethylchitosan (Kittur et al, 2002) show that the introduction of substituents on the amino groups of chitosan decreases its thermal stability. Polysaccharides have a strong affinity for water, and in the solid state these macromolecules may have disordered structures which can be easily hydrated (Galo & Patricia 2004).…”