Preparation and characterization of chitin whisker-reinforced silk fibroin nanocomposite sponges

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4123-4135

  Wongpanit, Panya ^a   Sanchavanakit, Neeracha ^a   Pavasant, Prasit ^a   Bunaprasert, Tanom ^a   Tabata, Yasuhiko ^b   Rujiravanit, Ratana ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitin whisker; Nanocomposite; Scaffold; Silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; NANOCOMPOSITES; PORE SIZE; SILK;

CELL SPREADING; CHITIN WHISKERS; SILK FIBROIN; SILK FIBROIN MATRIX;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS;

CHITIN; PORE SIZE; SILK;

EID: 34748815175     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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