Production and characterization of a new dextrin based hydrogel

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3050-3059

  Carvalho, Joana ^a   Gonçalves, Catarina ^a   Gil, Ana M ^b   Gama, Francisco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dextrin; Enzyme; Hydrogels; Transesterification; Vinyl acrylate (VA)

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

DEGREES OF SUBSTITUTION; DEXTRIN; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VINYL ACRYLATE (VA);

HYDROGELS;

EID: 34347360721     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.02.046     Document Type: Article

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