Condensed state structure and biocompatibility of the konjac glucomannan/chitosan blend films

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 532-538

  Ye, X ^a   Kennedy, J F ^b   Li, B ^a   Xie, B J ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Blend film; Chitosan; Konjac glucomannan; Miscibility

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY;

BLEND FILM; BLEND HOMOGENEITY; CHITOSAN; KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 33646877858     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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