Preparation and properties of chitosan/konjac glucomannan blend fibers

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-443

  Fan, Lihong ^a,b   Zheng, Hua ^a   Xu, Yongmei ^a   Huang, Jin ^a   Zhang, Chaocan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YELLOW RIVER CONSERVANCY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Blend fibers; Chitosan; Konjac glucomannan; Mechanical properties; Miscibility; Water retention properties

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLEND FIBERS; KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN; WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES;

SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

CHITOSAN; FIBERS; GLUCOMANNANS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SPINNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33947119630     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: 15205738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601320601188364     Document Type: Article

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