Modification of chitosan towards a biomaterial with improved physico-chemical properties

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Mallika, P ^a   Himabindu, A ^a   Shailaja, D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Graft copolymers; Mechanical properties; Polyvinylpyrrolidone; Swelling ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLENDING; COPOLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TOUGHNESS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHITOSAN (CTN); EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENT (EWC); POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE (PVP); SWELLING RATIO;

BIOMATERIALS;

CHITOSAN; COPOLYMERIZATION; CROSS LINKING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAFT COPOLYMER; MEMBRANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER BLEND; SWELLING;

EID: 33745178859     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.22893     Document Type: Article

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