壳聚糖与金属的配合物兼有壳聚糖和配位金属离子的特性，在很多方面都表现出了比配合物各组分单独使用更优越的性能，因而在营养保健、食品添加剂、医药、农业等领域有巨大的应用潜力。本文重点介绍了壳聚糖与锌、铁离子的配合物的物理性质、配合特性、结构分析、及应用领域等方面的研究现状，展示了对壳聚糖-金属配合物研发、利用的广阔前景。

The coordination compound formed by chitosan and metal ions possessed the characteristics both of chitosan and metal ions, which showed better performances than free chitosan or metal ions in many fields. Therefore, there was a promising application prospect on nutrition and health function, food additives, medicine and agriculture. In this paper, the physical property, coordination characteristics, structure and application of the coordination compound were introduced with emphasis.

高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金资助项目（20050561014）