Properties and degradation of selected polysaccharides: Hyaluronan and chitosan

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-334

  Rinaudo, M ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degradative oxidation; Enzymatic degradation; Hyaluronan; Polyelectrolyte electrostatic complex; Water soluble polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMATERIALS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSTATICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CHITOSAN; DEGRADATIVE OXIDATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HYALURONAN;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 37749024921     PISSN: 1478422X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174327807X238945     Document Type: Article

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