Role of natural polysaccharides in radiation formation of PVA-hydrogel wound dressing

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-349

  Varshney, Lalit ^a  

^a ISOMED   (India)

Author keywords

Agar; Carrageenan; Hydrogel; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Radiation processing; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

AGAR; CARRAGEENAN; RADIATION PROCESSING; WOUND DRESSING;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 33847257927     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2006.11.101     Document Type: Article

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