Influence of molecular weight over the ultrathin films of biodegradable polyion complexes between chitosan and poly(γ-glutamic acid)

Polymer Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 481-485

  Tachaboonyakiat, Wanpen ^a   Serizawa, Takeshi ^a   Endo, Takeshi ^b   Akashi, Mitsuru ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

CHITOSAN; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0033691818     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.32.481     Document Type: Article

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