The preparation and applications of functional fibres from crab shell chitin

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 373-377

  Hirano, Shigehiro ^a   Nakahira, Tamayo ^a   Nakagawa, Masuo ^a   Kim, Son Ki ^b  

^a Chitin/Chitosan R and D Center   (Japan)

^b Youngdeok Chitosan Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chitin fibres; Chitin silk fibroin fibres; Chitosan; Fibroin; Textile; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHITIN; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; SALTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SPINNING (FIBERS); SULFURIC ACID;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHITOSAN; FIBROIN; SODIUM CHITIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WET SPINNING;

NATURAL FIBERS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; FIBROIN; SILK FIBROIN; SULFURIC ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0032996512     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00090-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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