Synthesis and swelling characterizations of a poly(gamma-glutamic acid) hydrogel

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2019-2027

  Gonzales, Denis ^a   Fan, Kesuo ^a   Sevoian, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Poly(gamma glutamic acid); Swelling; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CROSSLINKING; HYDROGELS; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; SWELLING;

POLY(GAMMA GLUTAMIC ACID);

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0030189487     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19960730)34:10<2019::AID-POLA19>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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