Effect of changes in relative and temperature on ultrathin chitosan films

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3460-3465

  Murray, Christopher A ^a   Dutcher, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLATION; ELLIPSOMETRY; HEATING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SPIN COATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHITOSAN; INFRARED ABSORPTION; SILICON SUBSTRATES;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ACETIC ACID; CHITOSAN; SILICON;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ELLIPSOMETRY; FILM COATING; HEATING; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHITOSAN; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846268068     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm060416q     Document Type: Article

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