Electrospinning of chitosan nanofibers: Processing optimization

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 656-661

  Homayoni, Homa ^a   Ravandi, Seyed Abdolkarim Hosseini ^a   Valizadeh, Masoumeh ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Electrospinning; Hydrolysis; Nanofibers

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ALKALI TREATMENTS; CHEMICAL NATURES; CHITOSAN NANOFIBERS; CHITOSAN POWDERS; CONCENTRATION OF; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; FT-IR INVESTIGATIONS; MEAN DIAMETERS; PROCESSING STABILITIES;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; ALKALINITY; CHITOSAN; ELECTROSPINNING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROLYSIS; NANOFIBERS; PH EFFECTS; REGAIN;

CHITIN;

EID: 67349184793     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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