Swelling behaviour of alginate-chitosan microcapsules prepared by external gelation or internal gelation technology

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 459-464

  Liu, Xiudong ^a   Xue, Weiming ^a   Liu, Qun ^a   Yu, Weiting ^a   Fu, Yingli ^a   Xiong, Xin ^a   Ma, Xiaojun ^a   Yuan, Quan ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Alginate chitosan microcapsule; External gelation; Internal gelation; Swelling behaviour

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYMES; GELATION; HYDROGELS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; SWELLING;

ALGINATE CHITOSAN MICROCAPSULE; EXTERNAL GELATION; INTERNAL GELATION; SWELLING BEHAVIOR;

CARBOHYDRATES;

EID: 2942683029     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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