Structural characterization of calcium alginate matrices by means of mechanical and release tests

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3003-3017

  Grassi, Mario ^a   Sandolo, Chiara ^b   Perin, Danilo ^a,c   Coviello, Tommasina ^b   Lapasin, Romano ^a   Grassi, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c PROTOS Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium alginates; Diffusive tests; Equivalent network theory; Mechanical tests; Mesh size

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; MYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGINATES; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOGLOBIN;

EID: 69549091540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14083003     Document Type: Article

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