Emulsan, a tailorable biopolymer for controlled release

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4566-4571

  Castro, Guillermo R ^a,b   Panilaitis, Bruce ^a   Kaplan, David L ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bioemulsifier; Controlled release; Emulsan; Fermentation

Indexed keywords

BIOEMULSIFIER; CONTROLLED RELEASE; EMULSAN;

AGRICULTURE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGELS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOPOLYMERS;

ALGINIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; BLUE DEXTRAN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; EMULSAN; MICROSPHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; BIOPOLYMERS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGELS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE; ALGINATE; COATING; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GEL; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENZYME RELEASE; HYDROGEL; MICROENCAPSULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ALGINATES; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CATTLE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DEXTRANS; DIFFUSION; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICROSPHERES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

EID: 41849092241     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.059     Document Type: Article

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