Supramolecular ordering of thin glycerohydrogel plates of chitosan L- and D-aspartate

The supramolecular ordering of thin glycerohydrogel plates of chitosan L- and D-aspartate was studied using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). At the nanolevel of supramolecular  organization of the objects under study, two forms of scattering inhomogeneities were revealed, namely: nanospheres and nanorods. In CS·L-AsрA-based plates, larger scattering nanoaggregates and their less symmetrical ordering  in the solid-phase state of the polymeric substance were found.