Associating phenomena in highly acetylated chitosan gels

Polymer Gels and Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Draget, K I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ALDEHYDES; AMINES; BIOPOLYMERS; CHITIN; COMPOSITION; CROSSLINKING;

CHITOSAN; GLUTARDIALDEHYDE; HETEROPOLYSACCHARIDES; N DEACETYLATION; N-ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE;

GELS;

EID: 0030122307     PISSN: 09667822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0966-7822(96)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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