Preparation of homogeneous dispersions of tunicate cellulose whiskers in organic solvents

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1353-1357

  van der Berg, Otto ^a   Capadona, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Weder, Christoph ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHLORIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROXYL GROUP; META CRESOL; METHYLPYRROLIDINE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANISOTROPY; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ESTERIFICATION; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; CRESOLS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORMAMIDES; FORMIC ACIDS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PYRROLIDINONES; SOLVENTS; SULFURIC ACIDS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 34247615405     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm061104q     Document Type: Article

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