Bicomponent aligned nanofibers of N-carboxyethylchitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol)

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2809-2818

  Mincheva, Rosica ^a   Manolova, Nevena ^a   Rashkov, Iliya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POLYMERS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aligned nanofibers; Electrospinning; N carboxyethylchitosan; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Thermal crosslinking; Water resistant nanofibers

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROGEN BONDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

ALIGNED NANOFIBERS; N-CARBOXYETHYLCHITOSAN; THERMAL CROSSLINKING; WATER RESISTANT NANOFIBERS;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 34347372017     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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