Overview on chitin and chitosan applications with an emphasis on controlled drug release formulations

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Reviews in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2000, Pages

  Gupta, Kailash C ^a   Ravi Kumar, Majeti N V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ADSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLUBILITY;

CHELATING AGENT; CHITOSAN; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE FORMULATION; DEACETYLATION; NONTOXICITY; STRUCTURAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

CHITIN;

EID: 0342420543     PISSN: 07366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MC-100102399     Document Type: Article

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