Preparation and properties of alginate/water-soluble chitin blend fibers

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 723-732

  Fan, Lihong ^a   Yumin, D U ^a   Zhang, Baozhong ^a   Yang, Jianhong ^a   Cai, Jun ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a   Zhou, Jinpin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alginate; Blend fibers; Properties; Structure; Water soluble chitin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BACTERIA; COAGULATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SPINNING (FIBERS); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALIGNATE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BLEND FIBERS; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS;

CHITIN;

ACETYLATION; CHITIN; COAGULATION; SPINNING;

EID: 21244492002     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-200058635     Document Type: Article

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