Effect of divalent cations on the volume of a maleic acid copolymer gel examined by incorporating lysozyme

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1113-1120

  Shimizu, Toshio ^a   Minakata, Akira ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Divalent cations; Ionic gel; Lysozyme; Maleic acid copolymer; pH dependence; Swelling profile

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CROSSLINKING; GELS; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; SHRINKAGE; SOLUTIONS; SWELLING;

DIVALENT CATIONS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0036604954     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(01)00283-X     Document Type: Article

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