Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 641-678

  Pillai, C K S ^a   Paul, Willi ^a   Sharma, Chandra P ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Chitin; Chitosan; Electrospinning; Fiber formation; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; CHITIN FIBERS; FIBER FORMATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; MESOPHASE PROPERTIES; NON TOXICITIES; STRUCTURAL POSSIBILITIES; STRUCTURE - PROPERTY RELATIONS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHITOSAN; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; HYDROGELS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

CHITIN;

EID: 67349131901     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.04.001     Document Type: Review

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