Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 603-632

  Rinaudo, Marguerite ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Chitin structure; Chitosan derivatives; Chitosan structure; Chitosan based materials; Cosmetics

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DERIVATIVES; DRUG PRODUCTS; MEDICINE; MORPHOLOGY;

CHITIN STRUCTURE; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES; CHITOSAN STRUCTURE; CHITOSAN-BASED MATERIALS; COSMETICS;

CHITIN;

EID: 33747846583     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2006.06.001     Document Type: Review

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